Medicare enrollment and per‑beneficiary payments surge from 1966‑2009

The passage provides historical Medicare cost data but contains no specific allegations, names, transactions, or links to high‑level officials or misconduct. It is purely statistical and offers no act Medicare enrollment grew from ~23 million to 46 million (1966‑2009). Annual per‑beneficiary payments rose from $325 (inflation‑adjusted) to $8,325. Payments represent about 23 % of per‑capita income