MEDICAID: Trends in enrollees and spending 1966 to 2014

These are authoritative national data from the MACPAC, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.

Medicaid Enrollment (in millions)

•   4.0  1966
• 14.0  1970
• 20.2  1975
• 19.6  1980
• 19.8  1985
• 22.9  1990
• 33.4  1995
• 34.5  2000
• 46.3  2005
• 54.6  2010
• 64.8  2014

Medicaid Spending (in billions)

 

• $    1  1966
• $    5 1970
• $  13  1975
• $  25  1980
• $  41  1985
• $  73  1990
• $157  1995
• $203  2000
• $310  2005
• $388  2010
• $473  2014

Source: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. (2015, Dec.). MACStats: Medicaid and CHIP data book. Washington, D.C.: MACPAC. https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/MACStats-Medicaid-and-CHIP-Data-Book-December-2015.pdf  Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050.