
Budget Basics: Medicaid
This budget explainer describes what Medicaid is, how it is financed, and who benefits from it.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-medicaid
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This budget explainer describes what Medicaid is, how it is financed, and who benefits from it.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-medicaid
Medicaid provides health insurance to low-income Americans. Children make up nearly half of the program’s enrollment, but most spending is directed towards the elderly and disabled.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0093_medicaid_demographics
Medicaid finances about one-third of all home health and nursing home care spending in the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0095_medicaid_home_health
Medicare covers more than 40 percent of the nation's home health care bills and more than 20 percent of most other health services.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0092_medicare_share_costs
The United States spent $686 billion on national defense during fiscal year (FY) 2019 according to the Office of Management and Budget, which amounts to 15 percent of the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense
Hospital expenses are the largest category of Medicare spending, but their share has fallen over time.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0089_composition_medicare_payments
On average, Medicare benefits far exceed taxes over an individual’s lifetime.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0197_Medicare_lifetime_benefits
National security is both a vital priority and a significant part of the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-the-facts-about-us-defense-spending
Healthcare workers, providers, and hospitals have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, but how has the U.S. government supported the sector? Find out more.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/10/how-much-has-coronavirus-relief-helped-healthcare-providers
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