
Budget Basics: Medicare
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
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Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-us-healthcare-spending
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
The 2014 Trustees Reports make clear that essential programs, like Social Security and Medicare, are on an unsustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/2014-social-security-medicare-trustees-reports
The United States healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, and our healthcare costs are projected to keep rising. Despite these high costs, our health outcomes are generally no better than those of our peers, and in some cases are worse.
Most Medicaid dollars are spent on disabled and elderly beneficiaries, whose incomes and financial resources are low enough to qualify for the program.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/who-benefits-from-medicaid
Controlling our structural budget deficits will require major changes in budget policy.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/the-elements
Learn why healthcare costs are increasing, how Medicare and Medicaid affect the total costs, and some options for lowering the costs while improving outcomes