In 2020, traditional Medicare spending experienced a 7 percent drop compared to 2019.
This statistic shows the total aggregate traditional Medicare spending in 2019 and 2020 in the United States.
Total aggregate traditional Medicare spending 2019 and 2020 in the U.S.
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Commonwealth Fund. (April 12, 2021). Total aggregate traditional Medicare spending 2019 and 2020 in the U.S. (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258955/traditional-medicare-spending-pre-covid-vs-during/
Commonwealth Fund. "Total aggregate traditional Medicare spending 2019 and 2020 in the U.S. (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258955/traditional-medicare-spending-pre-covid-vs-during/
Commonwealth Fund. (2021). Total aggregate traditional Medicare spending 2019 and 2020 in the U.S. (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258955/traditional-medicare-spending-pre-covid-vs-during/
Commonwealth Fund. "Total Aggregate Traditional Medicare Spending 2019 and 2020 in The U.S. (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258955/traditional-medicare-spending-pre-covid-vs-during/
Commonwealth Fund, Total aggregate traditional Medicare spending 2019 and 2020 in the U.S. (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258955/traditional-medicare-spending-pre-covid-vs-during/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Total aggregate traditional Medicare spending 2019 and 2020 in the U.S. (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, April 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258955/traditional-medicare-spending-pre-covid-vs-during/