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'''Medicare''' is a U.S. government program created to provide health insurance to Americans over the age of 65.  It is financed by Hospital Insurancee payroll taxes as well as general revenue and deficit spending
'''Medicare''' is a U.S. government program created to provide [[health insurance]] to Americans over the age of 65.  It is financed by Hospital Insurancee payroll taxes as well as general revenue and deficit spending


==Cost==
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Medicare is a U.S. government program created to provide health insurance to Americans over the age of 65. It is financed by Hospital Insurancee payroll taxes as well as general revenue and deficit spending

Cost

Real Cost (2009$) Per Capita % of GDP
1966 $0.7 billion $3 .01%
1967 $17.3 billion $87 .32%
1968 $28.4 billion $141 .51%
1969 $33.3 billion $164 .58%
1970 $34.2 billion $167 .60%
1971 $35.0 billion $168 .59%
1972 $38.4 billion $183 .61%
1973 $39.1 billion $184 .59%
1974 $41.8 billion $195 .64%
1975 $51.4 billion $238 .79%
1976 $59.5 billion $273 .87%
1977 $68.3 billion $310 .95%
1978 $75.0 billion $337 .99%
1979 $78.3 billion $348 1.03%
1980 $83.6 billion $367 1.15%
1981 $92.3 billion $401 1.25%
1982 $103.6 billion $446 1.43%
1983 $113.3 billion $484 1.49%
1984 $118.7 billion $502 1.46%
1985 $131.2 billion $550 1.56%
1986 $137.4 billion $571 1.57%
1987 $141.8 billion $584 1.59%
1988 $143.1 billion $584 1.55%
1989 $147.1 billion $594 1.55%
1990 $161.0 billion $644 1.69%
1991 $164.6 billion $649 1.74%
1992 $182.0 billion $708 1.88%
1993 $193.9 billion $745 1.96%
1994 $209.5 billion $795 2.04%
1995 $225.1 billion $844 2.16%
1996 $238.2 billion $883 2.22%
1997 $254.0 billion $930 2.28%
1998 $253.8 billion $918 2.19%
1999 $245.2 billion $878 2.04%
2000 $245.6 billion $870 1.98%
2001 $263.4 billion $923 2.11%
2002 $275.4 billion $956 2.17%
2003 $290.8 billion $1,000 2.24%
2004 $306.0 billion $1,043 2.27%
2005 $328.0 billion $1,108 2.36%
2006 $351.1 billion $1,175 2.46%
2007 $388.4 billion $1,287 2.67%
2008 $390.8 billion $1,279 2.71%
2009 $430.1 billion $1,399 3.02%