How many people in the U.S. receive some form of assistance for
healthcare from the government (all government programs, not just
Medicare)?

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Request for Question Clarification by kriswrite-ga on 16 Jun 2004 11:39 PDT

National as well as regional? (For example, the state of Oregon has a
health care system, albiet failing.)

Thanks,
Kriswrite

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Clarification of Question by ochanga-ga on 22 Jun 2004 20:36 PDT

Yes, the question is all levels of government.

For an additional two dollars, could you tell me the answer to this question:  

How many dollars were paid to hospitals through the Medicare program in 2004?

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Hi.  Here's a government site with lots of information on enrollment and spending:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/charts/default.asp