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Cost of running Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and other public programs.
Amount
$66.1B
per year
Per resident, per year
$194
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$500
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
Medicare $15B + Medicaid $40.1B + Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) $8.1B + Other third-party payers & programs $2.9B
Part of: National health expenditures ($5,278.6B, 2024)
Details
| Medicare | $15B |
| Medicaid | $40.1B |
| Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) | $8.1B |
| Other third-party payers & programs | $2.9B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: CMS Office of the Actuary (2025)