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Marilyn Moon

American Institutes for Research

March 16, 2009

Marilyn Moon

American Institutes for Research

March 16, 2009

®®Source: CBO based on data from CMS.

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Average Annual Growth in Medicare and Private Health Insurance Benefits Per Enrollee: Selected Periods

9.2

10.9

7.66.4

10.9

4.3

-0.2

5.9

9.5

12.8

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Pe

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nt

Medicare Private Health Insurance

Source: CMS, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group.

Entire Period Selected Calendar Year Periods

Except for 1993–1997, Medicare has grown slightly more slowly than private health insurance.

Calendar Years1970–2004

1970–1993

1993–1997

1997–1999

1999–2004

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Projected Spending on Health Care as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product

Percent

2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037 2042 2047 2052 2057 2062 2067 2072 2077 2082

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

All Other Health Care

Medicaid

Medicare

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Growth in per Worker Burdens and in per Beneficiary Burdens of Medicare

$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$9,000

$10,000

Current 2020 2040

2006

Dol

lars

Per Worker Burden

Per Beneficiary Burden

®®Source: Author’s calculations from Board of Trustees, 2007a and 2007b.

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Medicare Spending per Capita in the United States, by Hospital Referral Region, 2003

Source: Dartmouth Atlas

$7,200 to 11,600 (74)

6,800 to < 7,200 (45)

6,300 to < 6,800 (55)

5,800 to < 6,300 (60)

4,500 to < 5,800 (72)

Not Populated