The data displays the percentage breakdown of the SMI (supplementary medical insurance) Medicare benefit payments from 2011 to 2015. In 2011, some 23% of these payments were for prescription drugs.
Medicare Advantage | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
Prescription drugs | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Physician | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Hospital | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Home health | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
DME | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Lab | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Other | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |