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Medicare Program Rates & Statistics

Guidance for the operations of Medicare, Medicaid, and the health care industry including a brief summary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs including information on benefits and financing, health care indicators - trends in health care related industries, market basket indices for health care providers and average Medicare trust fund interest rates over periods of 1 to 12 months.

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: November 22, 2019

Information on the operations of Medicare, Medicaid, and the health care industry including

  • A brief summary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs including information on benefits and financing
  • Health care indicators - trends in health care related industries
  • Market basket indices for health care providers
  • Average Medicare trust fund interest rates over periods of 1 to 12 months 

Related information (see related links below)

  • Trustees report on the status of the Medicare trust funds
  • Health expenditures in the nation by service and payer
  • Payment trends in Medicare and Medicaid
  • Sustainable growth rates and conversion factors for physician services
  • Actuarial studies
  • Rates and statistics for Medicare Advantage plans

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DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.