Medicare
February 17, 2019
The Truth About Social Security and Medicare in New York
Social Security Works for New York’s Children
- Social Security provided benefits to 240,564 New York children in 2016. 1 in 14 (6.8%) New York beneficiaries
Social Security Works for New York’s People of Color
- Social Security provided benefits to 2 in 7 (28.6%) African American households in New York in 2016, 303,236 households
- Social Security provided benefits to 2 in 9 (22.5%) Latino households in New York in 2016, 246,047 households.
- Social Security provided benefits to 3 in 10 (30.9%) American Indian and Alaska Native households in New York in 2016, 7,760 households
- Social Security provided benefits to 1 in 5 (19.5%) Asian American, Hawaiian Native and Pacific Islander households in New York in 2016, 100,800 households.
Medicare Works for New York’s Residents , Seniors and the Economy
- 3,349,461 New Yorkers received Medicare benefits in 2015 -1 in 6 state residents.
- Medicare provided $39.9 billion in benefits to New Yorker’s in 2014 – 20.7% of all health care spending in the state. The average expenditure per Medicare beneficiary was $12,179.
- 2,832,067 of New York’s 3,349,461 Medicare beneficiaries were age 65 or older in 2015 – 17 in 20 beneficiaries.
- 517,394 of New York’s 3,349,461 Medicare beneficiaries were people with disabilities in 2015 – 3 in 20 beneficiaries.