Fact of the Day

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide at the end of 2007 was an estimated 33 million.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

About 30 million children and 15 million adults in low-income families, as well as 14 million elderly and persons with disabilities have health insurance through Medicaid.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

Medicare expenditures made up 22 percent of all national personal health expenditures in 2007.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

In 2007, women made up 21 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS in North America and 59 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

In 2007, 31.1 percent of national health care expenditures was for hospital care; 21.4 percent went to physician/clinical services.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

Sixty-one percent of the non-elderly population in the U.S. – or 159 million people – have health insurance provided by their employers.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

U.S. national health expenditures per capita are projected to be $13,100 in 2018. They were $2,814 per capita in 1990.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation/CMS

The 2008 monthly average enrollment in Medicare consisted of 37.5 million elderly and 7.3 million disabled persons.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Medicare’s average monthly enrollment in 2008 was 44.8 million people.

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

In 2008, 6.5 percent of the U.S. population failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the year.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention