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This statistic presents the total Medicaid spending in the United States in the federal fiscal year 2022, listed by state. In that fiscal year, New Jersey's total Medicaid expenditure was approximately **** billion U.S. dollars.

Medicaid spending in the U.S.

Medicaid spending varies widely between states. California expended almost billion U.S. dollars in 2022 while Wyoming spent some *** billion U.S. dollars in the same year. Medicaid is a health program that targets families and individuals earning a low-income in the United States. Each state is able to determine the eligibility of individuals to enter the program. Children are among the largest group enrolled in Medicaid, however, almost ** percent of Medicaid spending is targeted towards individuals that are disabled. About ** percent of Medicaid expenditures are used for acute care and some ** percent used for long-term care.

Medicaid since the ACA

The establishment of the Affordable Care Act increased state and federal spending dedicated to Medicaid. In 1990, the federal government spent **** billion U.S. dollars and the state government spent **** billion U.S. dollars on Medicaid. Since then, federal and state spending increased to *** billion U.S. dollars and *** billion U.S. dollars, respectively, in 2019. Expenditures on this health insurance are expected to continue its trend, increasing to over ** U.S. dollars by 2027. Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the United States and covers roughly ** million citizens in the country.