title: Medicare per capita spending by age and service: new data highlights oldest beneficiaries.
authors.affiliation: Patricia Neuman (tneuman@kff.org) is senior vice president and director of the Program on Medicare Policy at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, in Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.affiliation: Juliette Cubanski is associate director of the Program on Medicare Policy at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cubanski
authors.affiliation: Anthony Damico is an independent consultant in Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Damico
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Elderly; Health Spending; Medicare