This statistic illustrates the estimated sources of Medicare revenue in the United States in 2017. As of that year, the major sources for Medicare revenue in total were payroll taxes with 37 percent and general revenues with 41 percent.
- Health & Pharmaceuticals›
- Health System›
Estimated Medicare revenue sources 2017
Estimated sources of Medicare revenue in 2017*
This statistic illustrates the estimated sources of Medicare revenue in the United States in 2017. As of that year, the major sources for Medicare revenue in total were payroll taxes with 37 percent and general revenues with 41 percent.
| Interest and other | Taxation of social security benefits | Payments from states | Beneficiary premiums | Payroll taxes | General revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | 3% | 8% | - | 1% | 87% | 1% |
| Part B | 2% | - | - | 27% | - | 71% |
| Part D | - | - | 11% | 15% | - | 73% |
| Total | 2% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 37% | 41% |
| Interest and other | Taxation of social security benefits | Payments from states | Beneficiary premiums | Payroll taxes | General revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | 3% | 8% | - | 1% | 87% | 1% |
| Part B | 2% | - | - | 27% | - | 71% |
| Part D | - | - | 11% | 15% | - | 73% |
| Total | 2% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 37% | 41% |
© Statista 2019
About this statistic
Show source
Download
Settings
Share
Chart type
Datalabels
Share on Social Media
Download started
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Description
Source
More information
This statistic illustrates the estimated sources of Medicare revenue in the United States in 2017. As of that year, the major sources for Medicare revenue in total were payroll taxes with 37 percent and general revenues with 41 percent.
Show more- Show sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding. Data are for the calendar year.
- Open this statistic in...
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding. Data are for the calendar year.
- Open this statistic in...
Other interesting statistics
+
+U.S. health care expenditure distribution by payer 2014-2018
Medicare - number of home health agencies in the U.S. 1967-2016
+
+Medicare - number of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. 1967-2016
Total Medicare spending 1970-2017
Percentage of U.S. Americans covered by Medicare 1990-2017
+
+Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2018-2050
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Premium Account
Your perfect start with Statista
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$49 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Leading companies trust Statista:
Related Studies: Available to Download in PDF or PPTX Format
All Information
in one Presentation
Medicare
- 82 page/s
- English
- pptx
- Detailed references
Everything On "Medicare" in One Document: Edited and Divided into Handy Chapters. Including Detailed References.
Statista is a great source of knowledge, and pretty helpful to manage the daily work.Christof Baron
CEO, MindShare Germany
Statistics on "Medicare"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Distribution of U.S. health care expenditure from 2014 to 2018, by payerU.S. health care expenditure distribution by payer 2014-2018
- Percentage of people covered by Medicare in the United States from 1990 to 2017Percentage of U.S. Americans covered by Medicare 1990-2017
- Characteristics of the Medicare population in 2017Characteristics of the Medicare population 2017
- Total Medicare income from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total Medicare income 1970-2017
- Estimated sources of Medicare revenue in 2017*Estimated Medicare revenue sources 2017
- Total Medicare assets at year-end from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Total Medicare assets at year-end 1970-2017
- Spending/costs
The most important statistics
- Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2016*Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. 2016
- Total Medicare spending from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total Medicare spending 1970-2017
- Medicare benefit payments by type of service in 2007 and 2017Medicare benefit payments by type of service 2007 vs 2017
- Distribution of Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2017*Supplementary Medical Insurance Medicare benefit payments 2015-2017
- Distribution of Hospital Insurance (HI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2017*Hospital Insurance Medicare benefit payments 2015-2017
- Top U.S. not-for-profit hospitals by Medicare patient charges as of 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Leading U.S. not-for-profit hospitals by Medicare patient charges 2016
- Top 10 traditional therapy classes in the U.S. by Medicare per-member-per-year (PMPY) spending in 2016 (in U.S. dollars)*Leading medical traditional therapy areas by Medicare PMPY spending 2016
- Enrollment/beneficiaries
The most important statistics
- Enrollment in the Medicare program from 1966 to 2017, by type of beneficiary (in millions)Medicare level of beneficiaries by type of beneficiary 1966-2017
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries in 2017, by ethnicityDistribution of Medicare beneficiaries 2017, by ethnicity
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries in 2015 and 2016, by federal poverty levelDistribution of Medicare beneficiaries 2015 and 2016, by federal poverty level
- Top 10 U.S. states based on Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population in 2016Top U.S. states by Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population 2016
- Top 10 U.S. states based on number of Medicare beneficiaries in 2016Top U.S. states by number of Medicare beneficiaries 2016
- Infrastructure
The most important statistics
- Number of Medicare hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of hospital facilities in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Total number of Medicare hospital beds in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - total number of hospital beds in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Number of Medicare skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Number of Medicare home health agencies in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of home health agencies in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Number of Medicare psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Drugs
The most important statistics
- Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2012 to 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)Prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by payer 2012-2016
- Medicare Part D payer share of retail prescriptions in 2018, by therapy area*Payer share of Medicare Part D retail prescriptions by therapy class 2018
- Out-of-pocket costs per Medicare Part D retail prescription by therapy area in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*Out of pocket costs of Medicare Part D retail prescription by drug therapy 2018
- Cost sharing for branded drugs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020Share of branded drug costs in Medicare Part D gap in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Cost sharing for generic drug costs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020 Share of generic drug costs in Medicare Part D gap in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Number of common Medicaid respiratory agent prescriptions annually in 2016 and 2017, by product*Common Medicaid respiratory agent prescriptions by product 2016-2017
- Outlook
The most important statistics
- Health spending distribution in the United States 2014-2016 and projections for 2026, by payer*Health spending distribution in the United States by payer 2014-2026
- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2028 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. Medicare outlays and forecast 2000-2028
- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2028 (as a percentage of the GDP)U.S. Medicare outlays and forecast 2000-2028 as a percentage of the GDP
- Average annual growth rate in Medicare per capita spending and other measures in the U.S. between 1990s and 2027Annual growth in Medicare per capita spending and other measures 1990-2027
- Costs of care for individuals in the U.S. with Alzheimer's disease to Medicare and Medicaid from 2018 to 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars)Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2018-2050
Popular Related Keywords
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- Forecasted development in Medicare enrollment 2000-2070
- Health program outlays by CMS Mandatory 2010-2020
- Medigap enrollment in top U.S states 2016
- Average benefits paid per Medicare service claim Australia 2013-2016
- Medigap total enrollment 2010-2016
- Health program outlays by U.S. CMS Discretionary 2010-2020
- Average household spendings by Medicare and non-Medicare households 2012
- Amount of Medicare benefits paid Australia 2013-2016
- Number of persons with standardized Medigap plans by plan type 2016
- Percentage of persons with standardized Medigap plans by plan type 2016
- Percentage of companies with standardized Medigap policies by plan 2016
- Health program outlays by U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2010-2020
- Monthly premium for stand-alone Medicare Part D PDPs in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018
- Value of Medicare benefits recovered in Australia 2013-2016
- Forecasted average annual growth in Medicare enrollment 2010-2050
- Value of Medicare benefits paid in Australia 2016 by claim type
- Medicare patient 30-day readmission rate 2014, by physician gender
- Share of children registered with appropriate immunization Australia 2014-2016 by age
- Diabetics in the U.S.: Medicare patients
- Opinion on the U.S. health care system reform
Statistics on the topic
Free statistics
- Percentage of people covered by Medicare in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Characteristics of the Medicare population in 2017
- Total Medicare income from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Estimated sources of Medicare revenue in 2017*
- Total Medicare assets at year-end from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2016*
- Total Medicare spending from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Top 10 traditional therapy classes in the U.S. by Medicare per-member-per-year (PMPY) spending in 2016 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries in 2017, by ethnicity
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries in 2015 and 2016, by federal poverty level
- Top 10 U.S. states based on Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population in 2016
- Top 10 U.S. states based on number of Medicare beneficiaries in 2016
- Number of Medicare hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*
- Number of Medicare home health agencies in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*
- Number of Medicare psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*
- Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2012 to 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Out-of-pocket costs per Medicare Part D retail prescription by therapy area in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Cost sharing for branded drugs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020
- Cost sharing for generic drug costs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020
- Number of common Medicaid respiratory agent prescriptions annually in 2016 and 2017, by product*
- Health spending distribution in the United States 2014-2016 and projections for 2026, by payer*
- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2028 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2028 (as a percentage of the GDP)
- CMS Discretionary health programs outlays in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of average household spending by Medicare and non-Medicare households in the U.S. in 2012 (in U.S. dollars)
- Number of persons with standardized Medigap plans in 2016, by plan type*
- Percentage of Medigap enrollees with standardized plans in 2016, by plan type*
- Percentage of companies with standardized Medigap policies in 2016, by plan type*
Premium Statistics
- Distribution of U.S. health care expenditure from 2014 to 2018, by payer
- Medicare benefit payments by type of service in 2007 and 2017
- Distribution of Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2017*
- Distribution of Hospital Insurance (HI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2017*
- Top U.S. not-for-profit hospitals by Medicare patient charges as of 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Enrollment in the Medicare program from 1966 to 2017, by type of beneficiary (in millions)
- Total number of Medicare hospital beds in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*
- Number of Medicare skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*
- Medicare Part D payer share of retail prescriptions in 2018, by therapy area*
- Average annual growth rate in Medicare per capita spending and other measures in the U.S. between 1990s and 2027
- Costs of care for individuals in the U.S. with Alzheimer's disease to Medicare and Medicaid from 2018 to 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Projected development if Medicare enrollment from 2000 to 2070
- Health program outlays by the CMS Mandatory in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Top 10 U.S. states based on Medigap enrollment as of 2016*
- Average benefits paid for each Medicare service claim in the financial year 2015/2016 (in Australian dollars)
- Total number of Medigap enrollees from 2010 to 2016 (in million beneficiaries)
- Total value of Medicare benefits paid in Australia from the financial year 2013/14 to 2015/2016 (in billion Australian dollars)
- Health program outlays by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2010 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average monthly premium of stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Total value of Medicare benefit compensation recovered in Australia from the financial year 2013/14 to 2015/2016 (in million Australian dollars)
- Projected average annual growth in Medicare enrollment from 2010 to 2050
- Total value of Medicare benefits paid in Australia in the financial year 2015/2016, by claim type (in billion Australian dollars)
- 30-day readmission rate of U.S. Medicare patients by physician gender as of 2014
- Percentage of children registered with appropriate immunization coverage in Australia from the financial year 2013/14 to 2015/2016, by age
- Age distribution of diabetic patients receiving Medicare treatment in the U.S. in 2004 (in percent)
- Do you think the health reform law will have a positive, negative, or no impact on these aspects of the U.S. health care system?
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Topics
About Statista
Statista offers dossiers and reports on over 170 industries. With Statista you are always able to make informed decisions and boost your work efficiency.
Internet & Telecommunications
- Social Media
- E-Commerce
- Online Video & Entertainment
- Advertising & Marketing
Consumer Goods & FMCG
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Cleaning Products
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Nutrition
Retail & Trade
- Health & Hygiene
- International Trade
- Shopping Behavior
- Sports & Leisure
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
- Business Travel
- Leisure Travel
- Accomodation
- Restaurants
Society
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education & Science
- Politics & Government
Transportation & Logistics
- Aviation
- Rail Transport
- Vehicles & Road Traffic
- Water Transport
Please log in to access our additional functions
Register in seconds and access exclusive features.
Basic Account |
Instant Access
Premium Account | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Our servicesClick the question mark for further information | Free |
$49 per month* | |
| Basic statistics | |||
| Premium statistics | |||
|
Graph download
| |||
| Download PDF | |||
|
Excel download
| |||
| Register | Purchase now | ||
*Duration: 12 months, billed annually, single license
Yes, let me download!
...and make my research life easier.
Exclusive Corporate feature
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
News
News
Latest News
Updated
New Digital Market Outlook Reports for 2019
Updates on eCommerce, Digital Media, eTravel, eServices and more
- Market figures for 2018 to 2023
- Company and startup profiles
- User demographics
New
New Dossier: United States coal mining industry
U.S. coal production has steadily declined in the past decade, but has been in the news in recent years due to President Trump's desire to revitalize the industry. This document provides an overview of the key figures, leading companies, and the employment trends in the U.S. coal mining industry.
New
Global Consumer Survey offers PowerPoint export
This new export feature offers
- Structured graphical representation of the data
- Tailored target group analysis
- Option for further processing
New
New Dossier: E-commerce in Poland
The Polish e-commerce market is one of the fastest developing e-commerce markets in Europe. The latest data for Poland is presented in this dossier.
New
New Dossier: Plastic waste in the U.S.
Plastic waste is an issue of global concern. Since China banned the import of recycled plastic, the U.S. has had to make adjustments to its management of plastic waste. This dossier provides an overview of plastic waste in the U.S.
New
New Dossier: Hedge funds
This dossier provides an overview of hedge funds worldwide. Global hedge fund assets, performance, investors, and other topics are highlighted.
New
New exclusive OOH advertising data by OAAA
The Outdoor Advertising Association of America covers amongst others
- Number of billboards
- Outdoor advertising revenue
- Number of out-of-home displays
New
What happens after a no-deal Brexit?
Find data, perceptions & more about
- Economic consequences
- Impact on the labor market
- A second referendum
New
ecommerceDB.com: Ranking update – Spain
Understand the recent developments in the Spanish eCommerce market!
- URL-related revenues
- Relevant online store KPIs
- eCommerce-related contacts
New
Insights into the European banking sector
- Extended statistical dossier
- Insights, explanations & interpretations
- Challenges of the digital future
New
Dossier: Latin American online shopping events
eCommerce is rapidly becoming a part of the Latin American shopping culture. The dossier includes data on
- Regional online shopping events
- Events by country
Updated
Updated Brexit analysis in UK Industry Reports
The outline of potential impacts of Brexit on UK industries has been updated in the UK Industry Reports.
New
New Dossier: Digital Marketing in Italy
Italian enterprises invest significantly in digital marketing. Find out about
- Relevant aspects & KPIs
- New trends
- Different strategies
New
What is football all about, anyway?
Statista European Football Benchmark
- The big 5 European leagues
- All about the clubs & fans
- Sponsors & how they fit in
New
Payment methods in eCommerce
What are online shoppers' payment preferences around the world?
- Data on all payment methods
- Analysis for 50 countries
- Forecasts up to 2023
New
New Dossier: Foreign conflicts of Saudi Arabia
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has faced political challenges.
- Perceptions & trade information
- Conflicts with Yemen, Iran, Qatar & Turkey
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.