Medicaid and Medicare Together Provide Health Insurance
Coverage for More than 3 in 10 Americans
Other Public
2%
Other Private
6%
Uninsured
13%
Medicaid
16%
Medicare
15%
Employer
48%
Health Insurance Coverage, 2013
313.4 Million
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation estimates based on the Census Bureau’s March 2014 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual
Social and Economic Supplements). http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/total-population/.
Medicare and Medicaid Comprise Nearly One-Fourth of
Federal Spending
Social Security
24%
Discretionary
Non-Defense
17%
Discretionary
Defense
17%
Medicare1
14%
Medicaid
9%
Net
Other Interest
Mandatory2 6%
13%
Actual FY 2014 Total Federal Outlays = $3.5 Trillion
NOTE: FY is fiscal year. 1 Amount for Medicare is mandatory spending minus income from premiums and other offsetting receipts such as state
contribution (clawback) payments to Medicare Part D). 2 Other category includes other mandatory outlays (such as CHIP and Health Insurance
Marketplace premium subsidies) minus income from offsetting receipts.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation based on Congressional Budget Office, Budget and Economic Outlook Fiscal Years 2015-2025, January 2015.
Medicaids Role for Selected Populations
1 in 5 Americans
