Average Monthly Health Spending Per Person Is Lower for Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65-74 than for Large Employer Plan Enrollees Ages 60-64

NOTE: Estimates reflect monthly per capita spending, including large employer (Medicare) and beneficiary liability, and include covered services. Medicare data excludes beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and those originally eligible due to end-stage renal disease or disability. SOURCE: KFF analysis of 2018 data from IBM Marketscan and a 20% sample of Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse.