Table 7. Federal Government Expenditures for Health Services and Supplies: United States, Selected Calendar Years 1987-2000.
Federal Spending Category | 1987 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Amount in Billions | |||||||||
Federal Government | $75.1 | $175.5 | $184.9 | $196.6 | $213.0 | $218.9 | $214.9 | $223.7 | $237.1 |
Employer Contribution to Private Health Insurance Premiums | 4.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 14.3 |
Employer Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Payroll Taxes | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Medicare1 | 18.1 | 49.6 | 52.8 | 59.3 | 69.3 | 71.4 | 62.3 | 58.8 | 60.0 |
Health Program Expenditures (Excluding Medicare) | 50.4 | 112.1 | 118.0 | 123.6 | 130.2 | 133.4 | 139.9 | 151.8 | 165.0 |
Medicaid2 | 28.1 | 78.1 | 83.1 | 88.1 | 94.2 | 97.1 | 101.9 | 110.8 | 120.8 |
Other Programs3 | 22.3 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 38.0 | 40.9 | 44.2 |
Percent Distribution | |||||||||
Share of Federal Spending | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Employer Contribution to Private Health Insurance Premiums | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Employer Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Payroll Taxes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Medicare1 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Health Program Expenditures (Excluding Medicare) | 67 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 70 |
Medicaid2 | 37 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
Other Programs3 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Percent Growth from Previous Year Shown | |||||||||
Growth in Federal Spending | — | 15.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 2.8 | -1.8 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Employer Contribution to Private Health Insurance Premiums | — | 15.4 | 3.2 | -4.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 8.2 |
Employer Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Payroll Taxes | — | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
Medicare1 | — | 18.3 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 3.0 | -12.7 | -5.5 | 2.0 |
Health Program Expenditures (Excluding Medicare) | — | 14.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Medicaid2 | — | 18.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
Other Programs3 | — | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
Excludes Medicare Hospital Trust Fund payroll taxes and premiums, Medicare supplementary medical insurance premiums, and Medicaid premium payments.
Includes Medicaid buy-in premiums for Medicare.
Includes maternal and child health, vocational rehabilitation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Indian Health Service, Federal workers' compensation, and other miscellaneous general hospital and medical programs, public health activities, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and State Children's Health Insurance Program.
NOTE: Columns may not add to figures shown because of rounding.
SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary: Data from the National Health Statistics Group.