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Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. 2016
Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. 2016
Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2016*
This statistic illustrates the spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2016. In that year, hospital care services made up 40 percent of Medicare's total spending and some 34 percent of Medicaid's total spending.
Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2016*
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| Medicare | Medicaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital care | 40% | 34% |
| Physician and clinical services | 22% | 13% |
| Prescription drugs | 14% | 6% |
| Nursing care facilities | 6% | 9% |
| Home health care | 6% | 6% |
| Net cost of insurance | 5% | 6% |
| Other professional services | 3% | 1% |
| Government administration | 2% | 4% |
| Other medical products | 1% | 1% |
| Other health care | 1% | 17% |
| Medicare | Medicaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital care | 40% | 34% |
| Physician and clinical services | 22% | 13% |
| Prescription drugs | 14% | 6% |
| Nursing care facilities | 6% | 9% |
| Home health care | 6% | 6% |
| Net cost of insurance | 5% | 6% |
| Other professional services | 3% | 1% |
| Government administration | 2% | 4% |
| Other medical products | 1% | 1% |
| Other health care | 1% | 17% |
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This statistic illustrates the spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2016. In that year, hospital care services made up 40 percent of Medicare's total spending and some 34 percent of Medicaid's total spending.
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- May 2018
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- 2016
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Health spending refers to national health expenditures. Not shown: dental services (<1% of Medicare and 2% of Medicaid).
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding. - Open this statistic in...
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Health spending refers to national health expenditures. Not shown: dental services (<1% of Medicare and 2% of Medicaid).
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding. - Open this statistic in...
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