This statistic was assembled from several editions of this KFF fact sheet.
* Consists of Medicare spending minus income from premiums and other
offsetting receipts.
** Medicaid, ACA, and CHIP.
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Major U.S. programs as a share of the federal budget 2010-2018
Medicare is a major part of U.S. healthcare spending. As of 2018 Medicare expenditure was approximately the same expenditure as the U.S. defense budget at around 15 percent of the overall federal budget. Comparatively, Social Security accounted for about 24 percent of the U.S. federal budget during that time.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (August 19, 2019). Major U.S. program outlays as a share of the federal budget from 2010 to 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/246923/us-major-programs-as-a-share-of-the-federal-budget/
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