Medicaid total spending and forecast 2000-2034 | Statista

Federal government spending on Medicaid totaled 616 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The forecast predicts an increase in Medicaid outlays up to over 898 billion U.S. dollars in 2034. The statistic shows the total federal Medicaid spending history from 2000 to 2023, with an additional forecast from 2024 to 2034.

Total federal medicaid spending history and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Spending in billion U.S. dollars
'34	898
'33	853
'32	806
'31	765
'30	728
'29	691
'28	655
'27	619
'26	582
'25	551
'24*	557
'23	616
'22	592
'21	521
'20	458
'19	409
'18	389
'17	375
'16	368
'15	349.8
'14	301.5
'13	265.4
'12	250.5
'11	275
'10	272.8
'09	250.9
'08	201.4
'07	190.6
'06	180.6
'05	181.7
'04	176.2
'03	160.7
'02	147.5
'01	129.4
'00	117.9

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Release date

February 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

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* Data from 2024 on projections. Values until 2022 were added from the previous reports.

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