Medicare Recipients and the Aging Population
Number of Medicare Beneficiaries, CY 1970-2030

SOURCE: HCFA/OFFICE OF THE ACTUARY. Profiles of Medicare Chart Book form the 35th Anniversary Event - p.16
The Aging of the U.S. Population, 1970 - 2030

SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRA TION/OFFICE OF THE ACTUARY.. Profiles of Medicare Chart Book form the 35th Anniversary Event - p.17
Information about the rising number of Medicare recipients and the rapidly increasing age of the population in the U.S.