Silver Book Fact
From 2008 to 2016, combined state and federal Medicaid spending is projected to grow an average of 8.1% per year and to represent 16.4% of national health expenditures by 2016.
Poisal J, Truffler C, Smith S, Sisko A, et al. Health Spending Projections Through 2016: Modest changes obscure Part D’s impact. Health Affairs. 2007; http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.26.2.w242