Medicare

Medicare is a U.S. government program created to provide health insurance to Americans over the age of 65.

	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%