Economy & public finances

United States — Medicare

Name: Medicare — United States
Creator: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov

18.1%

of the federal budget · FY2025

of the federal budget

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025

Upd. 07/2026

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Medicare (United States): 18.1 % in FY2025, the latest available value.

One observation from FY2025 to FY2025. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov.

U.S. federal government outlays for the Medicare budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).

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Medicare — United States
Period	Value
FY2025	18.1 %