Medicare and Medicaid Trends

This infographic to the right from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) identifies a number of trends

and challenges that the Medicaid & Medicare programs are facing after 50 years.

Medicaid Items include

• Uninsured, low-inome adults in the coverage gap in states that have not expanded Medicaid
• The share of Medicaid enrollment in comprehensive managed care between 2002-2011
• Spending varied for populations covered by Medicaid.

Medicare Items measured:

• Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket yearly spending
• Share of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in privare health plans. 1999-2015
• Projected increase of Medicare beneficiaries through 2050