Medicare Beneficiaries' Out-of-Pocket Spending, Overall and by Beneficiaries' Socioeconomic Characteristics, United States 2013

Characteristics Mean Spending 90th Percentile of Spending
Total Premiums Medicare Covered Services Non-Medicare Covered Services Total Premiums Medicare Covered Services Non-Medicare Covered Services
$5,680 $2,594 $1,567 $1,520 $10,852 $5,874 $3,341 $2,128
Age Under 65 $3,570 $1,268 $1,444 $858 $8,615 $2,759 $3,237 $1,522
65 and Older $5,680 $2,594 $1,567 $1,520 $10,852 $5,874 $3,341 $2,128
Gender Men $5,129 $2,490 $1,397 $1,243 $10,406 $5,651 $3,290 $1,957
Women $6,164 $2,685 $1,716 $1,763 $11,318 $6,060 $3,397 $2,305
Race/Ethnicity Caucasian $6,080 $2,788 $1,623 $1,669 $11,217 $6,186 $3,481 $2,241
African American $3,778 $1,607 $1,400 $771 $8,541 $3,611 $2,802 $1,439
Hispanic $3,682 $1,031 $1,801 $850 $5,289 $1,799 $1,382 $845
Other $3,467 $1,894 $833 $740 $8,547 $4,604 $2,157 $1,101
Income Up to 200% of FPL $3,960 $2,021 $1,408 $531 $8,502 $4,847 $3,006 $935
Over 200% of FPL $5,850 $3,330 $1,615 $905 $10,963 $7,001 $3,564 $1,988

Source: AARP Public Policy Institute. Medicare Beneficiaries' Out-of-Pocket Spending for Healthcare. November 21, 2017.