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Medicare, which serves 65 million people and accounts for 12 percent of the federal budget and 20 percent of national health spending, is at the heart of discussions about health expenditures and affordability. Explore data on enrollment growth, Medicare spending trends overall and per person, growth in Medicare spending relative to private insurance, spending on benefits and Medicare Advantage, Part A trust fund solvency challenges, and growth in out-of-pocket spending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48717755,"featured_media":627504,"template":"","meta":{"exhibits":[],"authors":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","search_keywords":"Interactive","interactive_wide":false,"shortlink":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69737],"tags":[34947,40407,43427],"partner":[],"content-types":[579145500],"program":[579145455,155109811],"series":[],"class_list":["post-589019","interactive","type-interactive","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicare","tag-demographics","tag-financing","tag-seniors","content-types-interactive","program-medicare-solvency","program-program-on-medicare-policy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Facts About Medicare Spending KFF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This interactive provides the facts on Medicare spending. 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In 2022, Medicare spending comprised\u00a0<strong>12% of the federal budget<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>21% of national health care spending<\/strong>. Given Medicare\u2019s essential role as a source of coverage for an aging population and the importance of sustaining the program for future generations, Medicare is often part of discussions about total federal government spending, health care spending in the U.S., and the affordability of health care costs.<br><br>This interactive provides key data about Medicare spending to help frame these discussions.<br><br><em><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Scroll to continue &gt;<\/strong><\/mark><\/em>","population_title":"An aging population leads to higher enrollment in Medicare","population_intro":"With the aging of the U.S. population, the number of people covered by Medicare has increased over time and will continue to increase in the coming decades. At the same time, the Medicare population will include a growing number of people ages 80 and older.","population_step_0_title":"An Aging Population Contributes to Higher Medicare Enrollment","population_step_0_subtitle":"Share of U.S. Population by Age Group, 2020-2060","population_step_0_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau, Age and Sex Composition, 2020: 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) (2020); Projected Population by Five-Year Age Group and Sex for the United States, Main Series: 2022-2100 (2030-2060)","population_step_0_copy":"The chart to the left shows the share of the U.S. population by age group in 2020. The share of people ages 65 and older will grow in the coming decades.\u00a0<br><br>Scroll to see how the age of the U.S. population shifts between now and 2060.","population_step_1_title":"An Aging Population Contributes to Higher Medicare Enrollment","population_step_1_subtitle":"Share of U.S. Population by Age Group, 2020-2060","population_step_1_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau, Age and Sex Composition, 2020: 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) (2020); Projected Population by Five-Year Age Group and Sex for the United States, Main Series: 2022-2100 (2030-2060)","population_step_1_copy":"The population of the United States ages 65 and older is projected to grow from 17% in\u00a0<strong>2020<\/strong>\u00a0(56 million people) to nearly a quarter of the nation\u2019s total population in\u00a0<strong>2060\u00a0<\/strong>(89 million people).<br>\u00a0<br>The share of older adults who are in their 80s, 90s, and older will also grow. People ages 80 and older will account for 34% of people 65 and older in 2060, up from 23% in 2020. People ages 90 and older will account for 9% of people 65 and older in 2060, up from 4% in 2020.","population_step_2_title":"An Aging Population Contributes to Higher Medicare Enrollment","population_step_2_subtitle":"Number of People Enrolled in Medicare, 2020 &amp; 2060","population_step_2_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table V.B3\u2014Medicare Enrollment.","population_step_2_copy":"An aging population means more people will be enrolled in the Medicare program. The number of Medicare beneficiaries is projected to grow from around\u00a0<strong>63 million people in 2020<\/strong>\u00a0to close to <strong>94 million people in 2060<\/strong>. These totals include younger adults who qualify for Medicare because of a long-term disability.","spending_title":"An aging U.S. population, rising enrollment, and higher costs per person have contributed to the growth in total Medicare spending","spending_intro":"Growth in total Medicare spending has been driven in part by an increase in the number of people enrolled in Medicare. Growth in health care spending per Medicare beneficiary has also contributed to higher total spending. The growth in health care spending is influenced by increasing volume and use of services, new technologies, and rising prices. Looking to the future, these factors will continue to play a role in Medicare spending growth.","spending_step_0_title":"Medicare Spending Trends","spending_step_0_subtitle":"Total Medicare Spending, 2000\u20132023","spending_step_0_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts reflect spending on mandatory Medicare outlays, net of premiums paid by beneficiaries and other offsetting receipts. Net mandatory spending for 2001 not available. <br><strong>Source: <\/strong>Congressional Budget Office, Analysis of the President\u2019s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001 (for 2000), Baseline Projections for Medicare, various years (for 2002-2023).","spending_step_0_copy":"In 2023, Medicare benefit payments totaled\u00a0<strong>$839 billion<\/strong>, up from just under\u00a0<strong>$200 billion<\/strong>\u00a0in 2000 (these amounts net out premiums and other offsetting receipts). In percentage terms, this translates to an average annual growth rate of\u00a0<strong>6.5%<\/strong>\u00a0over these years.","spending_step_1_title":"Medicare Spending Trends","spending_step_1_subtitle":"Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary, 2000\u20132023","spending_step_1_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table V.D1\u2014HI and SMI Average Incurred per Beneficiary Costs.","spending_step_1_copy":"Medicare spending per person has also grown, increasing from\u00a0<strong>$5,800 to $16,700<\/strong>\u00a0between 2000 and 2023 \u2013 or\u00a0<strong>4.7%\u00a0<\/strong>average annual growth over the 23-year period. The influx of the Baby Boomer generation added many relatively younger, healthier people to the Medicare population beginning in 2011.","spending_step_2_title":"Medicare Spending Trends","spending_step_2_subtitle":"Total Medicare Spending, 2000\u20132034","spending_step_2_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts reflect Medicare spending on mandatory outlays, net of premiums and other offsetting receipts. Net mandatory spending for 2001 not available. Amounts are actual for 2000-2023 and projected for 2024-2034. <strong>Source: <\/strong>Congressional Budget Office, Analysis of the President\u2019s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001 (for 2000), Baseline Projections for Medicare and 10-year Budget Projections, various years (for 2002-2034).","spending_step_2_copy":"<strong>What comes next?<\/strong><br><br>Draw what you think total spending will look like between 2023 and 2034.","spending_step_3_title":"Medicare Spending Trends","spending_step_3_subtitle":"Total Medicare Spending, 2000\u20132034","spending_step_3_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts reflect Medicare spending on mandatory outlays, net of premiums and other offsetting receipts. Net mandatory spending for 2001 not available. Amounts are actual for 2000-2023 and projected for 2024-2034. <br><strong>Source: <\/strong>Congressional Budget Office, Analysis of the President\u2019s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001 (for 2000), Baseline Projections for Medicare and 10-year Budget Projections, various years (for 2002-2034).","spending_step_3_result_correct":"<strong>Correct!<\/strong> You correctly guessed the trajectory of the projected increase in Medicare spending.","spending_step_3_result_closeBelow":"<strong>Close!<\/strong> You correctly guessed that spending is projected to continue increasing, but your line wasn\u2019t steep enough.","spending_step_3_result_closeAbove":"<strong>Close! <\/strong>You correctly guessed that spending is projected to continue increasing, but your line was too steep.","spending_step_3_result_farDecline":"<strong>Not quite! <\/strong>You guessed that spending would decline, but spending is projected to continue to increase.","spending_step_3_result_farFlat":"<strong>Not quite! <\/strong>You guessed that spending would flatten out, but spending is projected to continue to increase.","spending_step_3_copy":"Looking to the future, net Medicare outlays are projected to increase from\u00a0<strong>$839 billion in 2023<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>more than $1.7 trillion in 2034<\/strong>, due to growth in the Medicare population and increases in health care costs.<br>\u00a0<br>The growth in health care spending, which affects Medicare and other public and private payers of health care, including employers and individuals, is influenced by increasing volume and use of services, new technologies, and rising prices.","spending_step_4_title":"Medicare Spending Increases with Age","spending_step_4_subtitle":"Medicare Spending per Beneficiary by Age, 2022","spending_step_4_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Data includes beneficiaries in traditional Medicare only, excluding beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage. Analysis excludes people at age 65 because they may be enrolled for less than a full year; for other ages, analysis includes people alive and enrolled for a full calendar year as well as those who die during the year.<br><strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of Medicare claims data from a 20% sample of Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse, 2022.","spending_step_4_copy":"<strong>The aging of the population has important implications for future Medicare spending.<\/strong>\u00a0On a per person basis, Medicare spending is lower for beneficiaries in their 60s and 70s and then rises with age, peaking among beneficiaries in their mid-to-late 90s.<br>\u00a0<br>With more and more adults living into their 80s and beyond, the aging of the population will contribute to higher per beneficiary and total Medicare spending.","private_title":"Growth in Medicare spending per person over time has been on par with or lower than spending per person with private insurance","private_chart_0_copy":"Between 2000 and 2010, Medicare spending per person grew at a slightly higher average annual rate than total private health insurance spending per person. One factor that contributed to the growth in Medicare spending per person over these years was the addition of the Part D prescription drug benefit in 2006. This led to a significant one-year increase in Medicare spending per person between 2005 and 2006. Before 2006, Medicare did not cover retail prescription drugs, unlike private health insurance.","private_chart_0_title":"Average Annual Growth Rate in Spending Per Person, 2000-2010","private_chart_1_copy":"Between 2010 and 2022, growth in spending per person was lower in Medicare than in private health insurance.","private_chart_1_title":"Average Annual Growth Rate in Spending Per Person, 2010-2022","private_chart_1_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table V.D1\u2014HI and SMI Average Incurred per Beneficiary Costs and Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, National Health Expenditure Data, Table 21: Expenditures, Enrollment and Per Enrollee Estimates of Health Insurance, United States, Calendar Years 1987-2022.","private_readMore_title":"Over the years, Medicare has implemented a number of payment systems to help control the growth in program spending","private_readMore_intro":"In contrast to private insurers, Medicare typically sets payment rates in advance for covered services, including hospitals, physicians, and other services (except prescription drugs). As a result, Medicare payments for these services are generally lower than rates paid by private insurers for these services. For example, private payment rates for all hospital services are<a href=\"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/medicare\/issue-brief\/how-much-more-than-medicare-do-private-insurers-pay-a-review-of-the-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">about double Medicare rates<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, on average.","private_readMore_copy":"KFF reviewed the findings of 19 recent studies comparing Medicare and private health insurance payment rates for hospital care and physician services. Across all studies, payments from private insurers were found to be much higher than Medicare payments for both hospital and physician services, although the magnitude of the difference varies.","private_readMore_link":"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/medicare\/issue-brief\/how-much-more-than-medicare-do-private-insurers-pay-a-review-of-the-literature\/","share_title":"Spending on physician and other outpatient services and on Medicare Advantage accounts for a growing share of Medicare spending","share_intro":"Medicare now spends more on physician and outpatient services covered under Medicare Part B, including drugs administered by physicians, than hospital services covered under Medicare Part A, or retail prescription drugs covered under Part D. This gap is expected to grow. Spending on Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has also grown in recent years and is projected to continue to increase.","share_step_0_title":"Spending on Physician Services and Other Part B Services Accounts for the Largest Share of Medicare Benefit Spending","share_step_0_subtitle":"Share of Medicare Benefit Spending for <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Part A<\/mark><\/strong>, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Part B<\/mark><\/strong>, and <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\">Part D<\/mark><\/strong>","share_step_0_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table IV.A3\u2014Aggregate Part A Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis, Table IV.B6\u2014Aggregate Part B Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis, and Table IV.B10\u2014Aggregate Part D Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis.","share_step_0_copy":"Between 2013 and 2023, spending on Medicare <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong>Part A<\/strong><\/mark> benefits (mainly hospital inpatient services) decreased as a share of total Medicare spending, while spending on <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Part B<\/strong><\/mark> benefits (mainly physician services and hospital outpatient services) increased.","share_step_1_title":"Spending on Physician Services and Other Part B Services Accounts for the Largest Share of Medicare Benefit Spending","share_step_1_subtitle":"Share of Medicare Benefit Spending for <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Part A<\/mark><\/strong>, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Part B<\/mark><\/strong>, and <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\">Part D<\/mark><\/strong>","share_step_1_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table IV.A3\u2014Aggregate Part A Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis, Table IV.B6\u2014Aggregate Part B Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis, and Table IV.B10\u2014Aggregate Part D Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis.","share_step_1_copy":"Moving forward, Medicare spending on physician services and other services covered under <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Part B<\/strong><\/mark> is expected to grow to over half of total Medicare spending by 2033, while spending on hospital services covered under <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Part A<\/mark><\/strong> is projected to decrease further as a share of the total. <br><br>Spending on <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Part D<\/strong><\/mark> prescription drug benefits has been a roughly constant share of total Medicare spending since it began in 2006 and is expected to account for a similar share in the coming decade.","share_step_2_title":"Spending on Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow as a Share of Total Medicare Spending","share_step_2_subtitle":"Share of Medicare spending on <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Medicare Advantage<\/mark><\/strong> vs. <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Traditional Medicare<\/mark><\/strong> for Part A &amp; Part B Benefits","share_step_2_footnote":"<strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table IV.A3\u2014Aggregate Part A Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis, and Table IV.B6\u2014Aggregate Part B Reimbursement Amounts on an Incurred Basis.","share_step_2_copy":"Another important trend in Medicare spending is the increase in spending on <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Medicare Advantage<\/strong><\/mark>, the private plan alternative to <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><strong>traditional Medicare<\/strong><\/mark>. In 2023, more than half of all Medicare program spending was for Medicare Advantage plans, up from just under 30% in 2013.<br><br>In overall dollar terms, Medicare payments to Medicare Advantage plans for benefits covered under Parts A and B benefits tripled between 2013 and 2023, from <strong>$147 billion<\/strong> to <strong>$462 billion<\/strong>. That number is expected to rise to <strong>$1.1 trillion<\/strong> by 2033.","share_readMore_intro":"This increase in spending for Medicare Advantage in part reflects a rise in Medicare Advantage enrollment over these years. Between 2010 and 2023, the share of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans doubled, <a href=\"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/policy-watch\/half-of-all-eligible-medicare-beneficiaries-are-now-enrolled-in-private-medicare-advantage-plans\/\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">from 25% to 50%<\/span><\/mark><\/a>.<br><br>Additionally, Medicare pays more to private Medicare Advantage plans for enrollees than their costs would be in traditional Medicare and these higher payments have contributed to growth in spending on Medicare Advantage and overall Medicare spending.\u00a0<br><br>In 2024, payments to Medicare Advantage plans are estimated to be <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.medpac.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ch11_Mar23_MedPAC_Report_To_Congress_SEC.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medpac.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ch11_Mar23_MedPAC_Report_To_Congress_SEC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1<\/span><\/mark><\/a><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpac.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mar24_Ch12_MedPAC_Report_To_Congress_SEC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">22%<\/a><\/span><\/mark> of what traditional Medicare would have spent on the same beneficiary, on average. This amount <strong>had been decreasing<\/strong> after Congress made changes to how Medicare Advantage plans are paid in 2010 \u2014 but it has been <strong>trending higher since 2017<\/strong>.","share_readMore_copy":"KFF examined Medicare spending per person for beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage, relative to traditional Medicare. The analysis found that Medicare spending for Medicare Advantage enrollees was <strong>$321 higher <\/strong>per person in 2019 than if enrollees had instead been covered by traditional Medicare. This higher spending contributed an estimated <strong>$7 billion <\/strong>in additional spending in 2019.","share_readMore_link":"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/medicare\/issue-brief\/higher-and-faster-growing-spending-per-medicare-advantage-enrollee-adds-to-medicares-solvency-and-affordability-challenges\/","solvency_title":"The Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund faces solvency challenges in the near future","solvency_intro":"The rise in Medicare Part A spending, driven by enrollment growth and an increase in spending per beneficiary, coupled with a shortfall in revenues needed to pay for all Part A covered benefits, is projected to deplete the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund within 12 years.","solvency_step_0_title":"Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund Faces Solvency Challenges","solvency_step_0_subtitle":"Projected Medicare Part A Trust Fund Operations, 2023\u20132033","solvency_step_0_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts for 2023 represent actual experience. <br><strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table III.B5\u2014Estimated Operations of the HI Trust Fund during Calendar Years 2023\u20132033, under Alternative Sets of Assumptions.","solvency_step_0_copy":"The chart to the left shows Medicare Part A <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">benefit spending<\/mark><\/strong> vs. <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">revenue<\/mark><\/strong>.<br><br>Scroll to see how these values change over time.","solvency_step_1_title":"Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund Faces Solvency Challenges","solvency_step_1_subtitle":"Projected Medicare Part A Trust Fund Operations, 2023\u20132033","solvency_step_1_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts for 2023 represent actual experience.<br><strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table III.B5\u2014Estimated Operations of the HI Trust Fund during Calendar Years 2023\u20132033, under Alternative Sets of Assumptions.","solvency_step_1_copy":"The solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund, out of which Part A benefits are paid, is one way of measuring Medicare\u2019s financial status, although because it only focuses on Part A, it does not present a complete picture of total program spending and revenues. <br><br>The solvency of Medicare in this context is measured by the level of assets in the Part A trust fund.","solvency_step_2_title":"Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund Faces Solvency Challenges","solvency_step_2_subtitle":"Projected Medicare Part A Trust Fund Operations, 2023\u20132033","solvency_step_2_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts for 2023 represent actual experience.<br><strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table III.B5\u2014Estimated Operations of the HI Trust Fund during Calendar Years 2023\u20132033, under Alternative Sets of Assumptions.","solvency_step_2_copy":"When <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>spending on Part A benefits<\/strong><\/mark> exceeds <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">revenues<\/mark><\/strong> (primarily payroll taxes) and <strong>assets<\/strong> in the Part A trust fund account are fully depleted, Medicare will not have sufficient funds to pay all Part A benefits, such as inpatient hospital stays. <br><br>With Part A spending projected to exceed revenues for most of the coming decade, this will lead to a gradual depletion of assets in the Part A trust fund.","solvency_step_3_title":"Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund Faces Solvency Challenges","solvency_step_3_subtitle":"Projected Medicare Part A Trust Fund Operations, 2023\u20132033","solvency_step_3_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Amounts for 2023 represent actual experience.<br><strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table III.B5\u2014Estimated Operations of the HI Trust Fund during Calendar Years 2023\u20132033, under Alternative Sets of Assumptions.","solvency_step_3_copy":"In 2024, the Medicare Trustees released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/oact\/tr\/2024\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">report<\/span><\/mark><\/a> projecting that there will be sufficient funds available to pay for Part A benefits in full until <strong>2036<\/strong>, 12 years from now. At that point, in the absence of Congressional action, Medicare will be able to pay 89% of costs covered under Part A using payroll tax revenues. <br><br>In the past, when the Part A trust fund has come within a few years of depletion, Congress has passed legislation to reduce Medicare spending or increase revenues to improve the fiscal outlook of the trust fund.","oop_title":"Increases in Medicare spending have led to higher Medicare premiums and deductibles for beneficiaries","oop_intro":"Out-of-pocket spending on Medicare premiums and deductibles has increased with the rise in Medicare spending over the past two decades. Between 2004 and 2024, <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Medicare Part B premiums<\/strong><\/mark> have increased <strong>from 7% to 9% of the average Social Security benefit.<\/strong><br><br>Adding in the cost of <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Part A and Part B deductibles<\/strong><\/mark> for hospital and physician services to the Part B premium, these costs combined have increased from <strong>15%<\/strong> of the average Social Security benefit in 2004 to <strong>17%<\/strong> in 2024.\u00a0The Medicare Trustees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/oact\/tr\/2024#page=45\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">project<\/span><\/mark><\/a> that Medicare premiums and cost sharing will account for an increasing share of Social Security benefits in the future.","oop_chart_title":"Selected Out-of-Pocket Costs as a Share of the Average Social Security Benefit","oop_chart_subtitle":"Annualized Medicare <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Part B Premium<\/mark><\/strong> and Annual Medicare <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Part A &amp; B Deductibles<\/mark><\/strong>","oop_chart_footnote":"<strong>Note: <\/strong>Components may not sum to total due to rounding. Average Social Security benefit amounts used in calculation reflect annualized monthly retirement benefits for retired workers. <br><strong>Source: <\/strong>KFF analysis of data from 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table V.E1\u2014HI Cost-Sharing and Premium Amounts, and Table V.E2\u2014SMI Cost-Sharing and Premium Amounts, and Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2022 (for 2004 and 2014 data) and Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2024 (for 2024 data).","oop_outro":"While most beneficiaries have other sources of income in addition to Social Security that are not factored into these estimates, there are also other out-of-pocket health care costs that beneficiaries could incur, such as premiums for prescription drug coverage and cost sharing for medications and physician visits, as well as costs for services not covered by Medicare, such as dental care and long-term services and supports.","conclusion_copy":"Medicare faces spending pressures due to rising enrollment and rising health care costs, contributing to the challenge of providing affordable, quality care to an aging population.\u00a0\u00a0<br><br>Consideration of possible changes to Medicare to sustain the program for the long run \u2013 such as changes in payments to providers and plans, changes in benefits, or additional revenues \u2013 will involve careful deliberation about the effects on federal spending, total health care spending, health care providers, and access to quality care and the affordability of health care for Medicare\u2019s growing number of beneficiaries.","conclusion_acknowledgment":"This work was supported in part by Arnold Ventures. KFF maintains full editorial control over all of its policy analysis, polling, and journalism activities.","methodology_copy":"<strong><em>This resource, originally published on April 26, 2022, was most recently updated with new data in July 2024.<br><\/em><\/strong><br>The Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/oact\/tr\/2024\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, May 2024.<br><br>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ccwdata.org\/web\/guest\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse<\/span><\/mark><\/a>.<br>\u00a0<br>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/data-research\/statistics-trends-and-reports\/national-health-expenditure-data\/historical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">National Health Expenditure Data<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, Table 21 Expenditures, Enrollment and Per Enrollee Estimates of Health Insurance, United States, Calendar Years 1987-2022.<br>\u00a0<br>Congressional Budget Office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/12150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Analysis of the President\u2019s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, April 2000.<br>\u00a0<br>Congressional Budget Office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/data\/baseline-projections-selected-programs#10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Baseline Projections for Medicare<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, various years.<br>\u00a0<br>KFF, <a href=\"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/medicare\/issue-brief\/higher-and-faster-growing-spending-per-medicare-advantage-enrollee-adds-to-medicares-solvency-and-affordability-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Higher and Faster Growing Spending Per Medicare Advantage Enrollee Adds to Medicare's Solvency and Affordability Challenges<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, August 2021.<br>\u00a0<br>KFF, <a href=\"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/medicare\/issue-brief\/how-much-more-than-medicare-do-private-insurers-pay-a-review-of-the-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">How Much More Than Medicare Do Private Insurers Pay? A Review of the Literature<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, April 2020.<br>\u00a0<br>KFF, <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/policy-watch\/half-of-all-eligible-medicare-beneficiaries-are-now-enrolled-in-private-medicare-advantage-plans\/\" href=\"https:\/\/modern.kff.org\/policy-watch\/half-of-all-eligible-medicare-beneficiaries-are-now-enrolled-in-private-medicare-advantage-plans\/\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Half of All Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries Are Now Enrolled in Private Medicare Advantage Plans<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, May 2023.<br>\u00a0<br>Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpac.gov\/document\/march-2024-report-to-the-congress-medicare-payment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">March 2024 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, March 2024.<br>\u00a0<br>Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/policy\/docs\/statcomps\/supplement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Annual Statistical Supplement, 2023<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, November 2023.<br>\u00a0<br>Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/policy\/docs\/quickfacts\/stat_snapshot\/2024-01.html#table2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2024<\/span><\/mark><\/a>, February 2024.<br>\u00a0<br>U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popproj\/tables\/2023\/2023-summary-tables\/np2023-t3.xlsx\"><mark style=\"background-color:#f7fd0d\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Projected Population by Five-Year Age Group and Sex for the United States, Main Series: 2022-2100<\/span><\/mark><\/a>.<br><br>U.S. Census Bureau; Laura Blakeslee, Zoe Caplan, Julie A. Meyer, Megan A. Rabe, and Andrew W. 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