Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid's Importance in Super Committee Members' States and Congressional Districts

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Supercommittee Reports

Arizona (Sen. John Kyl)
California's 31st District (Rep. Xavier Becerra)
Maryland's 8th District (Rep. Chris Van Hollen)
Massachusetts (Sen. John Kerry)
Michigan's 4th District (Rep. Dave Camp)
Michigan's 6th District (Rep. Fred Upton)
Montana (Sen. Max Baucus)
Ohio (Sen. Rob Portman)
Pennsylvania (Sen. Pat Toomey)
South Carolina's 6th District (Rep. James Clyburn)
Texas' 5th District (Rep. Jeb Hensarling
Washington (Sen. Patty Murray)

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are vital to Americans in all regions of the country and to those regions themselves. Those benefits are extremely important not just to those receiving benefits and to their families, but also to the economies of the states in which they live. The Strengthen Social Security Campaign wants to make sure that the twelve members of the so-called Super Committee, which could propose changes to Social Security and Medicare, understand how much their constituents depend on these programs. In that regard, the Strengthen Social Security Campaign has made available the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid data in every state and congressional district represented by a member of the Super Committee. For Social Security data see Table 1 below. For Medicare data see Table 2 below. For Medicaid data see Table 3 below. If anyone would like the data for other states or congressional districts, please contact the campaign.

Table 1

Social Security's Importance to Super Committee Members' States and Congressional Districts, 2010

Sources: United States Census Bureau, 2010 Census Data; Social Security Administration, “Congressional Statistics, December 2010.” 

Table 2

Medicare's Importance to Super Committee Members' States and Congressional Districts, 2010

Sources: United States Census Bureau, Census Data 2010; State Medicare figures from Kaiser Family Foundation, "Total Number of Medicare Beneficiaries, 2010;" Congressional district Medicare figures from House Democratic Energy and Commerce Committee Staff analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare beneficiary data is current to 2010, the latest year available at the congressional district level.

Table 3

Medicaid's Importance to Super Committee Members' States and Congressional Districts, 2010

Sources: United States Census Bureau, Census Data 2010; State Medicaid figures from Kaiser Family Foundation, "Monthly Medicaid Enrollment (in thousands);" Congressional district Medicaid figures from House Democratic Energy and Commerce Committee Staff analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicaid beneficiary data is current to 2010, the latest year available.