Free Top 5 U.S. Federal Healthcare Funding by Program (2020-2025) Chart
The chart provides an overview of US federal healthcare funding by program from 2020 to 2025, revealing the dominant role of Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare accounts for the largest share of funding at 45%, while Medicaid represents the second-largest portion at 34%. These two programs combined make up nearly four-fifths of the entire federal healthcare budget. Health Research and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) follow at 8% and 7% respectively, while Veterans Healthcare accounts for the smallest share at 6%. This data illustrates that the majority of federal healthcare dollars are allocated to a few key programs designed to serve broad populations.