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The Medicare Crises:Real or Imagined
Bruce C. Vladeck, Ph.D.Physicians for a National Health ProgramBoston, MANovember 2, 2013
Other213%
Nondefense Discre-tionary17%
Defense19%
Social Security22%
Medi-care116%
Medicaid7%
Net Interest6%
Chart Title
NOTE: FY is fiscal year. 1Amount for Medicare excludes offsetting premium receipts (premiums paid by beneficiaries, amount paid to providers and later recovered, and state contribution (clawback) payments to Medicare Part D). 2Other category includes other mandatory outlays, offsetting receipts, and negative outlays for Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).SOURCE: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Medicare Baseline, May 2013.
Medicare as a Share of the Federal Budget, 2012
Total Federal Spending, FY2012 = $3.5 TrillionFederal Spending on Medicare, FY2012 = $551 Billion
1990 2000 2010 2020
8.5%
12.1%
15.1%16.9%
SOURCE: CBO Budget and Economic Outlook, January 2011 (for 1990-2010 data) and May 2013 (for 2020 data).
Medicare as a share of Federal Budget Outlays, and as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990-2020
1990 2000 2010 2020
1.9%2.2%
3.6% 3.7%
Medicare Spending as a Share
of Federal Budget Outlays
Medicare Spending as a Share
of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Total Federal Outlays (trillions)$1.3 $1.8 $3.5 $5.0
Gross Domestic Product (trillions)$5.7 $9.8 $14.5 $22.9
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
20.424.9
28.431.1
34.337.6 39.7
42.647.7
55.6
64.3
73.5
81.586.5
SOURCE: 2013 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Medicare Enrollment, 1970-2035
Historical Projected
In millions:
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
1.9%
3.0%
2.4%
0.9%
0.4%
39.7
47.7
64.3
81.5
88.9
92.4
SOURCE: 2013 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Projected Change in Medicare Enrollment, 2000-2050
Medicare Enrollment (in millions)
Average Annual Growth in Enrollment
2013
2011
2009
2007
2005
2003
2001
1999
1997
1995
1993
1991
1980
1312
1319
811
1212
1515
232828
2516
104
56
76
1014
1314
2
20262024
20242029
20172019
20192018
20202019
202620302029
20252015
20082001
20012001
20011999
20022005
20031994
1972
NOTES: ‘Insolvency’ refers to the depletion of the trust fund. No insolvency projections were made for 1973-1975 and 1989. For all other years not displayed, the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund was projected to remain solvent for 17 or fewer years.SOURCE: Intermediate projections from 1970-2013 Annual Reports of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Solvency Projections of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, 1970-2013
Year ofTrustees’Report
Projected Number of Years to Insolvency and Projected Year of Insolvency:
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20060%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
11.9% 11.8% 12.0%12.8%
14.0%14.9%
15.5% 15.6% 15.6%16.2%
5.5% 5.3% 5.4% 5.5%6.0%
6.5% 6.7% 6.9%7.4%
8.0%
4.1% 4.2% 4.4%4.9% 5.2% 5.5% 5.8% 5.6% 5.5% 5.4%
NOTES: Differences between 1997 and 2006 are statistically significant for all displayed measures. Annual amounts for the components of total health care spending do not sum to total amounts because values shown are median, not mean, values.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Cost and Use files, 1997-2006.
Median Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending As a Percent of Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1997-2006
Total health care out-of-pocket
Premium out-of-pocket
Nonpremium out-of-pocket
$2,049 $2,066
$812 $790
$49 $58 $558 $541
$294 $287
$1,081 $487
LTSSDentalPrescription DrugsPost-AcuteHospital/Medical/SuppliesPremiums
NOTE: LTSS are long-term services and supports and include home health spending. Premiums include Medicare Part A, B, C, and D and private health insurance premiums.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 2009 Cost and Use file.
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending by Medicare Beneficiaries 65 and Older, by Gender and Type of Service, 2009
Women Men
Services
$4,844
$4,230
14%7%
29%
20%
21%
22%
12%
15%
23%36% $40,000 or more
$30,000-$40,000
$20,000-$30,000
$10,000-$20,000
Less than $10,000
NOTE: Analysis of Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 2009 Cost and Use file.
Income Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries 65 and Older, by Gender, 2009
Women Men
Income level:
43%
27%
25% had incomes below $14,000
50% had incomes below $22,500
5% had incomes above $88,900
NOTE: Total household income for couples is split equally between husbands and wives to estimate income for married beneficiaries.SOURCE: Urban Institute analysis of DYNASIM for the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Income Level, 2012
$532.6 billion $241.7 billion $229.1 billion $61.7 billion
TOTAL Part A Part B Part D4% 6% 3%3%
8%0.0155839279008637
0.13452188006483
13% 2% 25%13%
38%
85%
0.395418700713481
0.721518987341772
0.73419773095624
General revenue
Payroll taxes
Beneficiary premiums
State payments
Taxation of Social Security benefits
Interest and other
NOTE: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Amounts are fiscal year totals. SOURCE: 2013 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Sources of Medicare Revenue, 2012