Name: Health spending distribution of the U.S. federal government 2013-2017
Creator: Statista

This statistic illustrates the health spending distribution of the U.S. federal government from 2013 to 2017. In 2016, some 39 percent of the federal government's health spending was spent on Medicaid.

Health spending distribution of the U.S. federal government from 2013 to 2017*

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Medicaid	35%	37%	38%	39%	38%
Medicare	36%	34%	33%	31%	32%
Other health programs (excluding Medicare)	24%	22%	21%	22%	22%
Private insurance premiums (employer contribution)	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%
Marketplace tax credits and subsidies	-	2%	3%	4%	4%
Medicare payroll tax	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%

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May 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2017

Supplementary notes

Health spending refers to national health expenditures. Not shown: other private revenues, which includes philanthropy, privately funded structures and equipment, and investment income. Medicaid buy-in premiums for Medicare are reflected under Medicaid. Figures may not add due to rounding.
2013-2016 values were quoted from previous editions of "California Health Care Almanac - Health Care Costs 101".

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