CMS Estimates Show Medicaid Increasing From 16% To 20% Of Total National Health Expenditures In A Decade; Private Health Insurance Remains Constant

In 2011, health spending in the United States is estimated to have reached $2.7 trillion, with about 16% due to Medicaid; by 2021, national health spending is projected to reach $4.8 trillion with 20% due to Medicaid. The percentage of health spending due to private health insurance is projected to remain constant, at 32% of 2011 spending and 31% of 2021 spending. Across the decade, the percentage of national health spending due to Medicare is projected to increase slightly, from 20.7% in 2011 to 21.1% in 2021. In 2011, 36% of the national health expenditure was . . .