12/03/2003
(Numbers in 1,000s except percentages)
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Medicare Recipients: | ||
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Total People |
Number |
As a % of people in category |
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Native |
252,463 |
34,651 |
13.7% |
| Foreign Born |
33,471 |
3,798 |
11.3% |
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Naturalized Citizen |
12,837 |
2,658 |
20.7% |
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Not a Citizen |
20,634 |
1,139 |
5.5% |
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Total Population |
285,933 |
38,448 |
13.4% |
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Source: Census Bureau, "Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2002," September 2003. Tables A-2, p.20. |
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Medicare Outlays: |
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Fiscal Year |
Amount ($Billions) |
As a % Of GDP |
As a % of Federal Outlays |
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1968 |
$5.3 |
0.61% |
2.98% |
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1970 |
$7.1 |
0.70% |
3.63% |
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1980 |
$35.0 |
1.28% |
5.92% |
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1990 |
$109.7 |
1.91% |
8.75% |
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2000 |
$219.0 |
2.25% |
12.24% |
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2001 |
$241.1 |
2.38% |
12.94% |
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2002 |
$256.8 |
2.48% |
12.77% |
|
2003Est. |
$272.9 |
2.54% |
12.34% |
|
2005Est. |
$308.7 |
2.61% |
13.20% |
|
2008Est. |
$388.2 |
2.84% |
14.35% |
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Sources: OMB, Budget of the U.S. Government 2004, Historical Tables, February 2003. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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