Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

August 28, 2023
In FY 2022, the federal government spent $1.3 trillion on Medicare ($747 billion) and Medicaid ($592 billion), together comprising 21% of total federal spending. Their share has grown from averaging 9% in the 1980s and 15% in the 1990s to 23% in the 2010s
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In FY 2022, the federal government spent $1.3 trillion on Medicare ($747 billion) and Medicaid ($592 billion), together comprising 21% of total federal spending. Their share has grown from averaging 9% in the 1980s and 15% in the 1990s to 23% in the 2010s.
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