®® Medicare 101 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.
®® Average Annual Growth in Medicare and Private Health Insurance Benefits Per Enrollee: Selected Periods Source: CMS, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. Entire PeriodSelected Calendar Year Periods Except for 1993–1997, Medicare has grown slightly more slowly than private health insurance. Calendar Years 1970– – – – –2004
®® Projected Spending on Health Care as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Percent
®® Growth in per Worker Burdens and in per Beneficiary Burdens of Medicare
®® Source: Authors calculations from Board of Trustees, 2007a and 2007b.
®® Medicare Spending per Capita in the United States, by Hospital Referral Region, 2003 Source: Dartmouth Atlas $7,200 to11,600 (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