Mandatory Federal Spending on Health Programs and Services, FY 2022

1. Medicare: 49.9% ($751.1 billion)
2. Medicaid: 37.3% ($561.8 billion)
3. ACA premium tax credits: 4.2% ($62.7 billion)
4. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): 1.1% ($16.6 billion)
5. Other mandatory health spending: 7.5% ($113.5 billion)
6. Total Mandatory Health Spending: $1.5 trillion

Notes: From an article entitled, "FAQs on Health Spending, the Federal Budget, and Budget Enforcement Tools."
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, March 1, 2023
Source URL: https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/faqs-on-health-spen...

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