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Social Security Medicare and Medicaid Work for delaWare

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSLike our Social Security Medicare and Medicaid this report is the product of the foresight and hard work of many people Social SecurityWorks partnered closely with the Alliance for Retired Americans who are coordinating the release of this report in Delaware

We are grateful to the following people for writing designing and producing this report Daniel Marans Policy Director of Social SecurityWorks (SSW) is the principal author and lead researcher whose commitment to excellence along with that of Alex Lawson SSWrsquosExecutive Director drove the project to its successful conclusion Michael Phelan SSWrsquos Deputy Director managed the actual productionof the report We would like to thank Don Owens and Lacy Crawford respectively SSWrsquos Communications Director and Communications Associate for assembling sometimes writing and editing the personal stories included in all 50 state reports Dana Bell and MollyChecksfield SSWrsquos Legislative and Policy Associates played a crucial role in the reportsrsquo completion performing a significant amount ofthe initial research drafting the appendices and editing and verifying the data in the report Tom Arnold-Forster National Academy of SocialInsurance Summer Policy Fellow proofread the data

Very importantly we want to acknowledge our appreciation to Maureen Sullivan for generously sharing her story and views about theimportance of Social Security in her life The Center for Economic Policy and Research provided the invaluable analysis and graphshowing the causes of the recent run-up in federal deficits We would also like to acknowledge the staff of the Kaiser Family Foundationfor their assistance in finding and understanding the Medicare and Medicaid data in the report especially Research Associates LindsayDonaldson and Jessica Stephens Graphic design was provided by Deepika Mehta

This report also benefited from the work and commitment of several persons who assisted with a previous series of reports Arloc ShermanSenior Researcher and Paul N Van de Water Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities generously provided advice andaccess to poverty data analyzed by the Center Alice Wade Deputy Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration with the help ofVirginia Reno Vice President for Income Security at the National Academy of Social Insurance graciously provided data on the value ofSocial Securityrsquos survivors and disability insurance

The data presented in this report speaks volumes about the importance of Social Security to families communities and state and localeconomies We hope the report is useful to you as you work to strengthen Social Security in this 77th anniversary year Please contact theSocial Security Works Communications Director Don Owens if you have questions about this report dowenssocialsecurity-worksorg

Nancy Altman and Eric KingsonFounding Co-directors Social Security WorksCo-chairs Strengthen Social Security Coalition

The Alliance for Retired Americans is a grassroots organization representing more than 4 million retirees and seniorsnationwide Headquartered in Washington DC the Alliancersquos mission is to advance public policy that protects the

health and economic security of older Americans by teaching seniors how to make a difference through activismLearn more about The Alliance and its work at wwwretiredamericansorg

The mission of Social Security Works is to protect and improve the economic status of all Americas especiallydisadvantaged and at-risk populations and in so doing to promote social justice for current and future generationsof children as well as young middle-aged and older adults wwwsocialsecurity-worksorg

The Strengthen Social Security Coalition is made up of more than 320 national organizations and many stateorganizations representing more than 50 million Americans The Coalition is united around core principles whichinclude that Social Security benefits should not be cut and instead should be increased for those who are mostdisadvantaged and the belief that our nationrsquos Social Security Medicare and Medicaid systems are fundamental tothe well-being of Americarsquos families and to the type of nation we are wwwstrengthensocialsecurityorg

Our Social Security Medicare and Medicaid Work for America series of 50 state reports includes much information that public officials members

of the press and advocates will find useful In addition to providing information about the programsrsquo history character and vitality as well as

compelling real-life stories each report includes statistics about the number of people who receive benefits the types of benefits they receive

and the total amount of funds flowing from these programs into every state its congressional districts and counties

Please note that a one-page fact sheet summarizing the data in this report can be found at the end of the report directly following the endnotes

For congressional district-level Social Security data please see ldquoAppendix 1 Social Security Works for Delawarersquos Congressional Districtsrdquo toward

the back of the report just before the end notes

For county-level Social Security Medicare Medicaid and demographic data please see ldquoAppendix 2 Social Security Medicare and Medicaid

Data for Delawarersquos Countiesrdquo toward the back of the report just before the end notes



Social Security Medicare and Medicaid Work for delaWare 1

In 1935 when President Franklin D Roosevelt

signed the Social Security Act into law he called

it a cornerstone the foundation of a structure tobe maintained and built upon by and for future

generations Social Security could not protect all

Americans against every risk but as the President

said it could lessen the consequences of lost

earnings in old age for workers and their families

Since then we have built our Social Security

structure carefully and deliberately In 1939 we

added Survivors Insurance benefits for widows

and dependent children eventually extending it

to widowers as well Disability Insurance benefits

were added in 1956 followed by Medicare and

Medicaid in 1965 The automatic cost-of-living

adjustment (COLA) was added in 1972 designed

to maintain the purchasing power of benefits

no matter how long someone lives We built

maintained and strengthened these institutions for

a reason to enable working men and women to

protect themselves and their families We built thembecause we as a nation value hard work personal

responsibility and human dignity we care for our

parents our children our spouses our neighbors

and ourselves

This report reveals the success of these institutions

for Delaware and the nation The numbers tell part

of the story how many people receive benefits

in Delaware in its congressional district and

its counties how many dollars flow into these

jurisdictions in a year the types of benefits and the

types of people who receive benefits Perhaps more

importantly the report presents the stories of hard-

working Delawarians and their families whose lives

are immeasurably better because of the protections

they have earned

du d SuMMy

FIGRE 11

Socia Secrit Meicare an Meicairsquos mpact on the conom an Popation o deaware

PROGRAMBENEFICIARIES IN

DELAWAREPERCENT OF RESIDENTS

RECEIVING BENEFITS AVERAGE BENEFIT TOTAL ANNAL BENEFITS2

Social Security 172441 192 percent $13889 $24 billion

Medicare 143813 162 percent $10512 $15 billion

Medicaid 207243 234 percent $5847 $12 billion

Sources Social Security Administration 2011 S Census Bureau Kaiser Family Foundation 2011 Economic Policy Institute 2011

ldquoWe can never insure one-hundred percent of the population against one-hundred percent of the hazards

and vicissitudes of life But we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to theaverage citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridden old age This law toorepresents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete It is a structureintended to lessen the force of possible future depressions It will act as a protection to future Administrationsagainst the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish relief to the needy The law will flatten out the peaksand valleys of deflation and of inflation It is in short a law that will take care of human needs and at thesame time provide for the nited States an economic structure of vastly greater soundnessrdquo

mdashFranklin D Roosevelt August 14 1935




As you read through this report think of the people

you know Family members who live in dignity in old

age because they can count on a monthly Social

Security check that they or another family member

have earned Think of that older person who has

Medicare and with it the peace of mind that he or

she can receive medical care without becoming

bankrupt Think of a family you know who is able

to care for a functionally disabled child at home

because Medicaid is there Think of a grandparent a

parent an older aunt uncle cousin or family friend

whose life savings may have been lost paying for

nursing home care but who is still able to receive

that care because of Medicaid

Think too of how these institutions like the nationrsquos

highway system are part of a rich legacy by those

who came before a legacy that keeps workingin good times and bad Throughout the past few

difficult years Social Security Medicare and

Medicaid have been even more vital than before for

Delaware residents and the lifeblood of many small

businesses hospitals and nursing homes and home

caregivers Virtually all of the jobs our Social Security

Medicare and Medicaid systems support stay in

America

As important as these programsrsquo protections are

today the need for Social Security Medicare and

Medicaid programs will only increase in coming

years The population of persons aged 65 and

over is growing Income growth is slow for most of

todayrsquos workers Jobs are less secure and many

workers have sustained substantial losses of home

equity and other savings Furthermore employers

who historically have offered supplements to Social

Security are increasingly terminating traditional

pension plans and either not replacing them or

replacing them with far more risky and inadequate

401(k) savings accounts

Cutting these programs would threaten our familiesrsquo

economic security and health and deepen our jobs

crisis Indeed the nation should be thinking about

expanding not cutting these programs and the

protections they provide They like our highways

are so fundamental to our family and community life

and in an increasingly uncertain environment evermore important to middle-aged and young workers

and those who will follow We are much wealthier as

a nation than we were in 1935 1939 1956 1965

or 1972 when these structures were begun and

improved Now it is our turn to maintain and build

upon that structure as those who came before have

done It is our turn to preserve and improve these

valuable systems for ourselves and for those who

follow It is our turn to build a legacy for our nationrsquos

children and grandchildren so when they become

workers they will have the economic security that

Social Security Medicare and Medicaid provide




We built our Social Security system because it is

the most efficient secure universal and fair way for

Americans to replace wages in the event of death

disability or old age For over 75 years even as our

nation has endured wars political crises and severe

economic recessions Social Security has never

missed a payment it has paid every dollar of earned

benefits on time and in full

In the wake of the greatest financial crisis since the

Great Depression the risks of investing money on

Wall Street or in real estate have never been clearer

Since 2008 millions of Americans have seen theirsavings wiped out as the value of 401(k)s and home

equity have plummeted Meanwhile Social Security

continues to prove reliable

That is why our Social Security system is now more

important than ever In a world of risky investment

schemes and unpredictable markets Social Security

is a fortress of security and reliability In this uncertain

world where no one is invulnerable to the tragedy

of premature death or serious and permanent

disability Social Security is there to cushion the

economic blow of such tragedies Today 56 million

Americans receive benefits each monthmdashretired and

disabled workers their families and surviving family

members3 Its benefits to Delaware residents and all

Americans are very modest but vital the average

national benefit was $12982 a year in 20104 These

benefits are the building block of the retirement

income security for middle class Americans In 2010

two out of three households aged 65 and over relied

on Social Security for half or more of their incomeand over 1 out of 3 relied on Social Security for

90 percent or more of their income5 The program

lifted 20 million Americans out of poverty in 2008

including one million children6

Social Security can pay all benefits in full and on

time for the next twenty years After that if Congress

were not to act it could still pay more than 75 cents

on every dollar of earned benefits7 The shortfall is

equivalent to 1 percent of Gross Domestic Product

(GDP) which is roughly the amount of revenues that

would be lost to the federal budget from extending

the George W Bush-era tax cuts benefitting the

richest 2 percent of American householdsmdashthose

with taxable income above $250000 a year8

All we need to maintain our Social Security system

is a simple adjustment have everyone including

millionaires and billionaires pay the same rate

as ordinary Americans While the vast majority of

Americans must make payroll tax contributions onall of their wages millionaires and billionaires only do

so on the first $110100 of their earnings this year

Asking all Americans to pay the same rate would

come very close to closing Social Securityrsquos entire

projected 75-year funding gap

While the federal budget has run a deficit in every

year but five over the last half century Social

Security is not allowed to pay benefits unless it has

the funds to cover every penny of the cost and is

not allowed to borrow any shortfall9 That means that

Social Security does not and by law cannot add a

penny to the federal deficit or debt (which is simply

the accumulation of annual deficits)10 Maintaining

our Social Security system has nothing to do with

reducing the federal budget deficit and therefore

should be off the table in deficit talks It should not

be part of any deficit reduction legislation considered

by our nationrsquos leaders

Social Security Works for DelawarersquosResidents and Economy

bull Social Security provided benefits to 172441 people

in 2010 1 out of 5 residents (192 percent)11

bull Delaware residents received Social Security

benefits totaling $24 billion in 2010 an amount

equivalent to 37 percent of the statersquos annual

GDP (the total value of all goods and services

produced)12

Sl Suy WkS




bull The average Social Security benefit in 2010 was

$1388913

bull Social Security lifted 55000 Delaware residents

out of poverty in 200814

Social Security Works for Delawarersquos

Seniors15

bull Social Security provided benefits to 115978

retired workers in 2010 two-thirds (673 percent)

of beneficiaries16 [Figure 3]

bull The typical benefit received by a retired worker in

Delaware was $15061 in 201017


widow(er)s in 2010 1 out of 14 (7 percent) of allbeneficiaries18 [Figure 3]

bull Social Security lifted out of poverty 39000

Delaware residents aged 65 and older in 200819

bull Without Social Security the elderly poverty rate

in Delaware would have increased from 1 out of

15 (66 percent) to 4 out of 10 (403 percent)20

[Figure 2]

Social Security Works for Delawarersquos Women


Delaware women in 2010 1 out of 5 women (194

percent)21


spouses in 2010 1 out of 30 (34 percent) of all

beneficiaries22 [Figure 3]


Delaware women aged 65 and older in 200823

bull Without Social Security the poverty rate of

elderly women would have increased from 1 out

of 13 (79 percent) to more than 4 out of 10 (437

percent)24 [Figure 2]


Workers with Disabilities25

bull Social Security provided disability benefits for

25925 workers in 2010 1 out of 6 (15 percent) of

all beneficiaries26 [Figure 3]

bull The typical benefit received by a disabled worker

beneficiary in Delaware was $12580 in 201027

FIGRE 2

Povert ate or Beneiciaries65 an er With an WithotSocia Secrit 2006ndash2008

Source Center on Budget amp Policy Priorities

65+ Women 65+

nPoverty rate without Social Security

nPoverty rate with Social Security

403437

66 79

FIGRE 3

deawarersquos Socia Secrit Beneiciaries2010

Source Social Security Administration 2012

673Retired Workers

73Children

15DisabledWorkers

34 Spouses









Working Families

bull Through their hard work and payroll tax

contributions nearly all Delaware workers

earn Social Securityrsquos retirement disability and

survivorship protections for themselves and their

familiesbull Social Security is the most valuable disability

and life insurance protection for most Delaware

workers Nationwide an estimated 3 out of 10

working‐aged men and 1 out of 4 working‐aged

women will become severely disabled before

reaching retirement age An estimated 1 out of 11


women will die before reaching retirement age44

bull A 30-year-old worker who earns about $30000

and who has a spouse and two young children

receives Social Security insurance protection

equivalent to private disability and life insurance

policies worth $465000 and $476000

respectively45

Social Security is a commitment made to all

Americans that has withstood the test of time It

represents the best of American valuesmdashrewarding

hard work honoring our parents caring for our

neighbors and taking responsibility for ourselves

and our families Social Security is based on a

promise that if you pay in then you earn the right to

guaranteed benefits




We built our Medicare system because it is by far the

best way to provide Americarsquos seniors and people

with disabilities with affordable health care they can

count on For nearly half a century Medicare has

given seniors and people with disabilities access to

critical health care It protects beneficiaries and their

families against health-related expenditures that

might otherwise overwhelm their financesmdashor worse

force them to forego medical treatment needed to

survive

Private health insurance companies which must

generate returns for their shareholders were notmdashand are notmdashwilling or able to insure seniors and

people with disabilities at affordable rates That is

because seniors and people with disabilities have

greater medical needs and thus are more costly than

the young and healthy Prior to Medicare only about

half of seniors had health insurance Those who were

insured paid nearly three times as much as younger

people even though they had on average only half

as much income46

Without Medicare many people would not be able to

afford basic medical services Medicare beneficiaries

are mainly people of modest means Half had

incomes below $22000 a year in 201047 Already

more than one-quarter of many beneficiariesrsquo Social

Security benefit is eaten up by out-of-pocket health

care costs48

Medicare worksmdashfor seniors and people with

disabilities as well as people with end-stage renal

disease (ESRD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

(ALS or Lou Gehrigrsquos disease) The program

provides significant hospital physician medical

testing pharmaceutical rehabilitation medical

equipment and other important services to seniors

people with disabilities and people with ESRD and

ALS49 Medicare provided health care coverage to487 million Americans in 2011 of whom over 8 out

of 10 (404 million) were aged 65 or older and 1 out

of 6 (83 million) were severely disabled workers50

The average expenditure per Medicare beneficiary in

2011 was $1204251

Medicare consists of four parts each of which

provides different medical benefits Medicare Part A

the Hospital Insurance (HI) program covers in-patient

hospital as well as select kinds of skilled nursing

facility services home health and hospice care HI

is earned during onersquos working years and paid for

by insurance contributions of 29 percent of wages

divided equally between employers and employees52

Medicare Part B the Supplemental Medical

Insurance (SMI) program helps pay for physician

and preventive care services SMI is a voluntary

program funded by premiums generally deducted

from beneficiariesrsquo Social Security checks and from

general revenue53

(Medicaid covers the premium

Md WkS

Starting in 2013 the Affordable Care Act levies an ldquoadditional 09percentage point Hospital Insurance tax on earned income for householdswith incomes exceeding $200000 for singles and $250000 for marriedcouples filing jointly In addition it would add a 38 percent nearnedIncome Medicare Contribution for such high-income households tounearned income including interest dividends annuities royalties andrents (excluding income from active participation in S corporations)rdquoWhite House ldquoTitle IX Revenue Provisionsrdquo Health Reform Details 2012httpwwwwhitehousegovhealth-care-meetingproposaltitleix

targeted-healthcare-tax




and out-of-pocket costs for those low-income

beneficiaries who are enrolled in Medicaid)

Medicare Part C also known as the Medicare

Advantage program allows beneficiaries to enroll

in a private insurance plan in lieu of Medicare Parts

A and B These private plans receive payments

from Medicare to cover physician and hospital

service and in most cases prescription drug

benefits Medicare Advantage Plans cost more for

the same services as provided under Parts A and

B54 According to the White House ldquoMedicare pays

Medicare Advantage insurance companies over

$1000 more per person on average than traditional

Medicarerdquo55 These extra costs result not only in

higher government outlays but also higher Part B

premiums for those enrolled in traditional Medicare

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)of 2010 includes provisions which seek to make the

costs of Part C closer to those of Part A and Part

B56 About 115 million Medicare beneficiaries were

enrolled in Medicare Advantage as of April 2010mdash

one-quarter (245 percent) of all beneficiaries57

Medicare Part D the prescription drug benefit

covers most outpatient prescription drugs Part D

benefits are provided by private plans that contract

with Medicare and are purchased voluntarily by

Medicare beneficiaries They exist independently

or as part of a Medicare Advantage plan Part D is

funded by beneficiary premiums generally deducted


general revenue In addition states are required to

pay premiums for low-income beneficiaries who are

enrolled in Part D programs 276 million beneficiaries

were enrolled in a Part D plan in 2010mdash4 out of 10

(417 percent) of all beneficiaries58

As health care costs skyrocket our Medicare system

is more critical than ever Medicare does a better

job of controlling health care costs than private

health insurance plans While Medicarersquos costs

per person increased by about 47 percent a year

from 1999 to 2009 the costs of similar benefitsunder private insurance rose 69 percentmdashnearly

50 percent more59 [Figure 4] Medicarersquos superior

cost-control record is no coincidence it is a function

of Medicarersquos concentrated purchasing power As

Professor Jacob Hacker of Yale niversity notes

Medicare is ldquocapable of using its concentrated

purchasing power to pioneer new payment methods

that bring down costsrdquo Hacker cites Medicarersquos

implementation of a ldquoprospective payment systemrdquo

and a ldquoresource-based physician fee schedulerdquo in

1983 and ldquovolume controlsrdquo on Medicare physician

spending in the 1990s as examples of Medicarersquos

success in pioneering payment methods that

reduced underlying health care costs60

Even though the traditional Medicare program Parts

A and B covers people who on average have more

health care claims and more expensive medical

conditions than private insurance its administrative

costs are lower than those of private health

insurance plans Medicarersquos administrative costswere less than 2 percent of its total expenditures

in 201161 Private health insurancersquos administrative

FIGRE 4

verage nna ncrease in Speningon ommon Beneits 1999ndash2009

Source Center for Medicare amp Medicaid Services 2010

Medicare Private Health Insurance

47

69

Common benefits refers to benefits commonly covered by

Medicare and private health insurance

As of January 1 2011 the Affordable Care Act ensures that seniors whoreach the prescription drug coverage gap known commonly as the ldquodonutholerdquo will receive discounts on brand-name and generic prescription drugscovered by Medicare Part D that increase gradually until the coverage gapis completely closed in 2020 Medicaregov ldquoClosing the Coverage GapmdashMedicare Prescription Drugs Are Becoming More Affordablerdquo January2012 httpwwwmedicaregovpublicationspubspdf11493pdf




costs which include additional costs such as

advertising retained profit to insurers and taxes

paid by insurers are generally much higher The

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that

in 2007 these administrative costs varied from about

7 percent for large employer plans with 1000 or

more covered employees to as much as 30 percent

for insurance sponsored by very small firms or

purchased by individuals62 CBO estimated that

while Medicare paid about $150 per person enrolled

large employer plans paid about $300 per person

enrolled and small employers and individuals paid

roughly $1000 per person enrolled on average63

The traditional Medicare Program Parts A amp B is

also administered more efficiently than Medicare

Advantage Part C which is provided by private

insurers who contract with Medicare An analysis by

CBO shows that administrative costs accounted forless than 2 percent of expenditures in the traditional

Medicare program compared to 11 percent in the

Medicare Advantage program in 200564

Maintaining our Medicare system is simple As health

care costs increase system-wide Medicarersquos costs

rise as well It is primarily as a result of system-wide

cost increases that Medicare has significant long-

term funding challenges The solution is to slow

the growth of health care costs for everyone as

other developed countries have donemdashnot to cut

Medicarersquos benefits Cutting Medicarersquos benefits

simply shifts costs to the sickest and oldest among

us forcing some seniors and people with disabilities

to forego treatment living shorter less healthymdashand

more medically costlymdashlives as a result

Medicare Works for Delawarersquos Economy

bull Medicare provided $15 billion in benefits in

2009mdash202 percent of all health care spending in

the state65 The average expenditure per Medicarebeneficiary was $1051266

Medicare Works for Delaware Residents

bull Medicare insured 143813 Delawarians in 2009mdash

1 out of 6 (162 percent) state residents67

Medicare Works for Delawarersquos Seniors

bull 120160 of Delawarersquos 143813 Medicare

beneficiaries were aged 65 or older in 2009mdash8 out of 10 (836 percent) beneficiaries68

Medicare Works for Delawarersquos

People with Disabilities


beneficiaries were people with disabilities in

2009mdash1 out of 6 (164 percent) beneficiaries69

Medicare Works for Delawarersquos Residents

with End-Stage-Renal Disease (ESRD)

bull End-stage-renal disease (ESRD) occurs whena personrsquos kidneys stop functioning at a level

needed for everyday life People suffering from

ESRD generally must undergo dialysis treatment

or receive a kidney transplant which are both

prohibitively expensive70


with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

bull Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis more commonly

known as ALS or Lou Gehrigrsquos disease is a

nervous system disease that gradually shuts

down all muscles in a personrsquos body eventually

resulting in death from respiratory failure71 Many

Delaware residents with ALS would impoverish

themselves or their families without the help of

Medicare

Seniors and people with disabilities cannot be

economically secure if they are one illness away from

bankruptcy Medicare should be strengthened not

cut As private sector health insurance continues torise in cost Medicare is more important than ever




We built our Medicaid system to provide health care

for low-income families children seniors and people

with disabilities For nearly half a century Medicaid

has provided critical health coverage for low-income

Americans While Medicaid originally only insured

Americans receiving cash welfare assistance

Congress expanded it over the years to help insure

those left behind by the private insurance system It

is a lifeline for those who have nowhere else to go72

Medicaid insured 626 million Americans in 200973

Like Medicare it is an important source of funding

for rural hospitals and inner-city health care facilities

Medicaid is essential because private health

insurance is unaffordable for millions of Americans

Private health insurance costs have risen

dramatically in recent years Average annual

premiums for a family with employer-sponsored

health insurance rose to $15073 in 2011mdasha 9

percent increase from the previous year74

Medicaid is especially crucial to people in need of

community- and institutionally-based long-term care

services Medicare does not cover most long-term

care costs and private insurance plans that cover

long-term care are often prohibitively expensive As

a result many individuals exhaust their assets under

the weight of steep long-term care costs and have

nowhere to turn but Medicaid In short order long-

term care patients and their families can go from the

middle class to a life of poverty in which they need

assistance

Two-thirds of all Medicaid spending is for seniorsand people with disabilities75 One out of every four

seniors and people with disabilities depended on

Medicaid in 2010mdash16 million people That includes

154 percent of all seniors (63 million) and 446

percent of people with disabilities (98 million)76

Medicaid is also crucially important to children who

are about half of its beneficiaries nationwide77 More

than one in four of the nationrsquos children receive their

health insurance through Medicaid78

Maintaining our Medicaid system like our Medicare

system is simple As health care costs increase

system-wide Medicaidrsquos costs rise as well It is

primarily as a result of system-wide cost increases

that Medicaid has significant long-term funding

challenges The solution is to slow the growth of

health care costs for everyone as other developed

countries have donemdashnot to cut Medicaidrsquos benefits

Cuts in federal funding to Medicaid will shift costs to

states if they have the funds to pick up the shortfallor worse to individuals and families who can least

Mdd WkS

The Affordable Care Actrsquos expansion of Medicaid and Childrenrsquos HealthInsurance Program (CHIP) eligibility alone is projected to result in theenrollment of an additional 32 million Americans in Medicaid and CHIPby 2022 Congressional Budget Office ldquoTable 3 March 2012 Estimateof the Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance CoveragerdquoUpdated Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the

Affordable Care Act March 2012 httpwwwcbogovsitesdefaultfiles cbofilesattachments03-13-Coverage20Estimatespdf




afford it More troubling still it may make life-saving

medical care inaccessible for those who need it

Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos Economy

bull Medicaid provided $12 billion in benefits in


the state79 The average expenditure per Medicaid

beneficiary was $584780

Medicaid Works for Delaware Residents

bull Medicaid insured 207243 Delawarians in 2009mdash


Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos Children

Medicaid insured 86673 children in 2009mdash4 out of

10 (42 percent) children in the state82

Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos Seniorsbull 14304 of Delawarersquos 207243 Medicaid

beneficiaries were aged 65 or older in 2009mdash

1 out of 14 (69 percent) beneficiaries83

Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos People

with Disabilities

bull 24246 of Delawarersquos 207243 Medicaid



Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos

Long-Term Care Residents

bull Medicaid provided $335 million in long-term care

benefits for Delaware residents in 2009 That

includes

o $120 million in home health care services

(358 percent)

o $186 million to nursing home facilities

(555 percent)

o $1 million to mental health facilities

(04 percent)

o $28 million to intermediate care facilities for the

intellectually disabled (83 percent)85

bull Medicaid insured the vast majority of Delaware

residents who opt for nursing home care 2400

of Delawarersquos 4150 nursing home residents were

Medicaid beneficiaries in 2010mdashover half (578

percent) residents86 The average annual cost

of nursing home care for a semindashprivate room

in Delaware was $86900 in 201087 Given the

high cost of nursing home care many Delaware

residents would not be able to afford it without

Medicaid

Medicaid Works for Delaware During

Economic Recessions

Because Medicaid eligibility is contingent uponhaving low income the program expands to

accommodate those who have lost jobs or earnings

during a recession Nationwide between June 2008

and June 2009 the height of the Great Recession

monthly Medicaid enrollment rose by 33 million

That amounts to a 79 percent increase from the

average annual enrollment rate between 2000

and 2007 While there are several factors that fuel

Medicaid enrollment experts believe that job losses

and resulting losses of employer-based insurance

and declining income cause more people to qualify

for Medicaid88

As financially strapped states cut Medicaid the last

thing the nationrsquos seniors people with disabilities

and low-income children need is for the federal

government to cut the program at the national level

Like Social Security and Medicare this vital program

should be strengthened not cut






ppenix 1 Socia Secrit Wors or deawarersquos ongressiona district

S

otal annual benets

($ in millions)$2398M

Number of residents in state

congressional district897934

Number of residents receiving

Social Security benets172441

Percent of residents receiving

Social Security benets 192

Women 89597

Retired workers 115978

Disabled workers 25925

Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570

Sources S Census Bureau Prole of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 2011SSA ldquoDelawarerdquo Congressional Statistics December 2010 2011SSA ldquoTable 5J51 Number by state or other area and sex December 2010rdquo Annual Statistical Supplement 2011February 2012

The annual benets for the Congressional districts were calculated by taking the monthly benets and multiplying by12 The state annual benets number is the sum of the congressional district numbers and is not necessarily consistentwith state totals cited elsewhere in the report

S O C I A L S E C R I T Y B E N E F I C I A R I E S B Y C A T E G O R Y






Endnotes

1 Complete citations for the sources of the numbers included in Figure 1 can be found where the numbers appear elsewhere in the report All of thestatistical data used in Figure 1 as well as the rest of the report are the most current data available Some data were available in more recent years thanothers For sets of data partially available for one year and partially available for another the most recent common year was chosen As a result nearlyall numbers relating to Social Security date to 2010 nearly all numbers related to Medicare date to 2009 and nearly all numbers related to Medicaiddate to FY2009 When data from other years are used the report says so explicitly2 While Social Security and Medicare benefits are funded entirely by the federal government Medicaid is partially funded by state governments andsometimes local governments

3 There were 56 million beneficiaries nationwide as of May 2012 Except where otherwise noted the rest of the Social Security data referenced in thisreport date to 2010 the most recent common year in which those data were available Total Social Security beneficiaries in individual states dating to2010 will not add up to this figure Social Security Administration (SSA) ldquoTable 2 Social Security Benefits May 2012rdquo Monthly Statistical Snapshot

May 2012 June 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsquickfactsstat_snapshottable2 4 Average annual benefit amounts calculated by dividing total annual benefits by total beneficiaries Total annual benefits from SSA ldquoTable 5J1mdash

Estimated total annual benefits paid by state or other area and program 2010 (in millions of dollars)rdquo Annual Statistical Supplement 2011 [herein Ann Stat Supp] February 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j2 Total beneficiaries from SSAldquoTable 5J2mdashNumber by state or other area program and type of benefit December 2010rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012 httpwwwssagov

policydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j1

5 Households refers to ldquoaged unitsrdquo which are married couples living together of whom at least one is aged 65 or older or unmarried persons aged65 or older SSA Table 9A1 Income of the Population 55 or Older 2010 August 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcompsincome_

pop552010sect09htmltable9a1

6 Center on Budget amp Policy Priorities (CBPP) ldquoSocial Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty A State-by-State Analysisrdquo August 2010httpwwwcbpporgfiles8-11-10socsecpdf

7 Social Security Trustees 2012 Social Security Trustees Report April 25 2012 p 11 httpwwwssagovoacttr2012tr2012pdf 8 CBPP ldquoWhat the 2012 Trustees Report Shows About Social Securityrdquo Figure 1 May 10 2012 httpwwwcbpporgcmsindex

cfmfa=viewampid=3774

9 White House Office of Management and Budget Table 11 Summary of Receipts Outlays and Surpluses or Deficits 1789-2017 2012 httpwww

whitehousegovombbudgetHistoricals

10 Social Security does not contribute to the deficit because benefits can only be paid from revenue collected by the Social Security trust fundsmdashtheOld-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund and Disability Insurance (DI) trust fundmdashwhich are completely separate from the general budgetSocial Security Trustees Table IIB1 2012 Social Security Trustees Report April 25 2012 p 6 httpwwwssagovoacttr2012tr2012pdf In 2010and 2011 the General Fund transferred money to the Social Security trust funds in order to replace revenue lost due to a temporary two-percentage-point payroll tax reduction The payroll tax cut and the General Fund transfer that resulted was a temporary stimulus measure that will expire at the endof the year It never fundamentally changed Social Securityrsquos self-sustaining funding structure

The trust funds do not have borrowing authority and therefore cannot deficit-spend In the event that trust fund revenues fall short of what isneeded to pay 100 percent of benefits then by law benefits could not be paid in full and on time That is why if Congress does nothing to shore upthe programrsquos finances by 2033 Social Security will only have sufficient revenue to pay about three-quarters of scheduled benefits through 2086 SocialSecurity Trustees Table IID2 2012 Social Security Trustees Report April 25 2012 p 11 httpwwwssagovoacttr2012tr2012pdf This modestfunding shortfall is often cited as evidence that the program is financially unsustainable or ldquoin deficitrdquo In fact it is just the opposite it attests to SocialSecurityrsquos self-sustaining funding structure that bars it from deficit-spending or borrowing from the general budget in any way

11 Total beneficiaries from SSA ldquoTable 5J2mdashNumber by state or other area program and type of benefit December 2010rdquo Ann Stat SuppFebruary 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j2 State population data from S Census BureauldquoProfile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010rdquo 2010 Demographic Profile Data 2011 httpfactfinder2censusgovfaces

tableservicesjsfpagesproductviewxhtmlpid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1ampprodType=table

12 Total annual benefits from SSA ldquoTable 5J1mdashEstimated total annual benefits paid by state or other area and program 2010 (in millions of

dollars)rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j1 Benefitsrsquo equivalentpercentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculated using state GDP figures from Bureau of Economic Analysis ldquoGross Domestic Product by State(millions of current dollars)rdquo September 29 2011 httpbeagoviTableiTablecfmReqID=70ampstep=1ampisuri=1ampacrdn=1

13 Average benefit found by dividing total spending by total beneficiaries Total annual benefits from Social Security Administration (SSA) ldquoTable 5

J1mdashEstimated total annual benefits paid by state or other area and program 2010 (in millions of dollars)rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j1 Total beneficiaries from SSA ldquoTable 5J2mdashNumber by state

or other area program and type of benefit December 2010rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcomps

supplement20115jhtmltable5j2

14 CBPP ldquoSocial Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty A State-by-State Analysisrdquo August 2010 httpwwwcbpporgfiles8-11-

10socsecpdf Total number of state residents lifted out of poverty which does not appear in CBPPrsquos report was made available to Social SecurityWorks by the reportrsquos authors Arloc Sherman and Paul N Van de Water The state-level data reflect an average from 2006-2008 and therefore do not

add up to the national totals which date to 200815 For the purposes of this analysis ldquoseniorsrdquo describes individuals aged 65 or older Herein all references to ldquoseniorsrdquo will reflect this definition16 SSA ldquoTable 5J2mdashNumber by state or other area program and type of benefit December 2010rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012 httpwwwssa

govpolicydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j2 17 For the purposes of this analysis ldquotypicalrdquo is used to describe the ldquomedianrdquo benefit Herein all references to ldquotypicalrdquo will reflect this descriptionMonthly median benefit multiplied by 12 to calculate annual figure SSA ldquoTable 5J6mdashPercentage distribution of monthly benefit for retired workersby state or other area and monthly benefit December 2010rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012 httpwwwssagovpolicydocsstatcomps


18 SSA ldquoTable 5J2mdashNumber by state or other area program and type of benefit December 2010rdquo Ann Stat Supp February 2012 httpwww

ssagovpolicydocsstatcompssupplement20115jhtmltable5j2


10socsecpdf The state-level data reflect an average from 2006-2008 and therefore do not add up to the national totals which date to 200820 CBPP ldquoSocial Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty A State-by-State Analysisrdquo August 2010 httpwwwcbpporgfiles8-11-

10socsecpdf The state-level data reflect an average from 2006-2008 and therefore do not add up to the national totals which date to 2008






45 SSA Office of the Chief Actuary Orlo R Nichols ldquoThe Insurance Value and Potential Survivor and Disabil ity Benefits for an Illustrative WorkerrdquoMemo to Alice Wade Deputy Chief Actuary of Social Security August 2008 httpsocialsecurity-worksorgwp-contentuploads201203

Illustrative_Survivor_and_Disabilitycase_2008pdf

46 National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) ldquoMedicare Finances Findings of the 2012 Trustees Reportrdquo April 2012 p 1 httpwwwnasiorg

sitesdefaultfilesresearchMedicare_Finances_Findings_of_the_2012_Trustees_Reportpdf 47 Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) ldquoProjecting Income and Assets What Might the Future Hold for the Next Generation of Medicare BeneficiariesrdquoJune 2011 httpwwwkfforgmedicareupload8172pdf

48 Social Security Works calculation based on projected out-of-pocket health care costs in 2014 under current law and projected Social Securitybenefits of retired worker with average earnings of $43560 Out-of-pocket costs projection from KFF Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility A Fresh

Look Following Implementation of Health Reform p 9-10 July 2011 httpwwwkfforgmedicareupload8169pdf The estimated Social Security

benefit is a projection for 2015 the closest date to 2014 available Social Security Trustees ldquoTable VIF10mdash Annual Scheduled Benefit Amounts forRetired Workers With Various Pre-Retirement Earnings Patterns Based on Intermediate Assumptions Calendar Years 2011-85rdquo 2011 Social Security

Trustees Report May 13 2011 p 201 httpwwwssagovoacttr2011tr2011pdf

49 People with severe disabilities become eligible for Medicare coverage only after receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) benefits for 24months People with End-Stage-Renal Disease (ESRD) and Lou Gehrigrsquos disease become eligible for Medicare as soon as they qualify for MedicareKaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Medicare a Primer April 2010 p 2 httpwwwkfforgmedicareupload7615-03pdf

50 There were 487 million beneficiaries nationwide in 2011 Except where otherwise noted the rest of the Medicare data referenced in this reportdate to 2009 the most recent common year in which those data were available Total Medicare beneficiaries in individual states dating to 2009 will notadd up to this figure Medicare Trustees 2012 Medicare Trustees Report April 23 2012 p 6 httpwwwcmsgovResearch-Statistics-Data-and-

SystemsStatistics-Trends-and-ReportsReportsTrustFundsDownloadsTR2012pdf

51 Average expenditure per beneficiary is ldquoaverage benefit per enrolleerdquo Medicare Trustees 2012 Medicare Trustees Report ldquoTable IIB1mdashMedicare Data for Calendar Year 2011rdquo p 10 httpwwwcmsgovResearch-Statistics-Data-and-SystemsStatistics-Trends-and-Reports

ReportsTrustFundsDownloadsTR2012pdf

52 KFF Medicare a Primer April 2010 p 1 httpwwwkfforgmedicareupload7615-03pdf 53 KFF Ibid

54 Medicare Payment Advisory Board (Medpac) Report to the Congress Medicare Payment Policy Chapter 4 March 2010 httpwwwmedpacgov chaptersMar10_Ch04pdf

55 White House Office of the Press Secretary ldquoThe Affordable Care Act Strengthening Medicare Combating Misinformation and Protecting AmericarsquosSeniorrdquo June 8 2010 httpwwwwhitehousegovthe-press-officeaffordable-care-act-strengthening-medicare-combating-misinformation-and-

protecting-

56 White House Office of the Press Secretary Ibid57 KFF Medicare a Primer April 2010 p 1 httpwwwkfforgmedicareupload7615-03pdf Percentage of total Medicare beneficiaries enrolled inMedicare Advantage calculated using total Medicare beneficiaries figure for 2010 in source58 KFF Ibid Percentage calculation done by the author59 Center for Medicare amp Medicaid Services (CMS) Table 13 National Health Expenditure Data httpswwwcmsgovnationalhealthexpenddata

downloadstablespdf Presentation of data done according to the method employed by Jacob S Hacker for Figure 2 in The Case for Public Plan

Choice in National Health Reform 2009 httpinstituteourfutureorgfilesJacob_Hacker_Public_Plan_Choicepdf

60 Hacker The Case for Public Plan Choice in National Health Reform 2009 p 6 httpinstituteourfutureorgfilesJacob_Hacker_Public_Plan_

Choicepdf

61 Medicare Trustees ldquoTable IIB1mdashMedicare Data for Calendar Year 2011rdquo 2012 Medicare Trustees Report April 2012 p 10 httpwwwcms

govResearch-Statistics-Data-and-SystemsStatistics-Trends-and-ReportsReportsTrustFundsDownloadsTR2012pdf Figure reflects total

administrative expenses of Medicare Parts A B and D but not Part C for which that information was not available62 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ldquoKey Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposalsrdquo December 2008 p 70 httpwwwcbogov

ftpdocs99xxdoc992412-18-KeyIssuespdf

63 CBO Ibid p 94 httpwwwcbogovftpdocs99xxdoc992412-18-KeyIssuespdf

64 Medicare Advantagersquos administrative costs are expected to decline from the figure cited above as a result of reforms passed in the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of March 2010 CBO ldquoDesigning a Premium Support System for Medicarerdquo December 2006 p 12 http

wwwcbogovftpdocs76xxdoc769712-08-Medicarepdf

65 KFF ldquoMedicare Spending Estimates by State of Residence (in millions) 2009rdquo December 2011 httpwwwstatehealthfactsorg

comparemaptablejspind=620ampcat=6 Total health care spending from KFF ldquoHealth Care Expenditures by State of Residence (in millions) 2009rdquoDecember 2011 httpwwwstatehealthfactsorgcomparemaptablejspind=592ampcat=5

66 Average benefit found by dividing total spending by total beneficiaries KFF ldquoMedicare Spending Estimates by State of Residence (in millions)

2009rdquo December 2011httpwwwstatehealthfactsorgcomparemaptablejspind=620ampcat=6 KFF ldquoDistribution of Medicare Beneficiaries byEligibility Category 2009rdquo 2010 httpwwwstatehealthfactsorgcomparetablejspind=293ampcat=6

67 KFF ldquoDistribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Eligibility Category 2009rdquo 2010httpwwwstatehealthfactsorgcomparetable

jspind=293ampcat=6 State population data from S Census Bureau ldquoGeneral Demographic Characteristicsrdquo 2009 Population Estimates http

factfinder2censusgovfacestableservicesjsfpagesproductviewxhtmlpid=PEP_2009_DP1ampprodType=table

68 KFF ldquoDistribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Eligibility Category 2009rdquo 2010 httpwwwstatehealthfactsorgcomparetable jspind=293ampcat=6 2009 was the most current year with data available on the breakdown of Medicare beneficiaries by category69 KFF ldquoDistribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Eligibility Category 2009rdquo 2010 httpwwwstatehealthfactsorgcomparetable

jspind=293ampcat=6 2009 was the year with the most current data available on the breakdown of Medicare beneficiaries by category70 National Institutes of Health S National Library of Medicine (NLM) ldquoEnd-stage kidney diseaserdquo 2011 httpwwwnlmnihgovmedlineplus

encyarticle000500htm

71 NLM ldquoAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisrdquo 2011 httpwwwnlmnihgovmedlineplusamyotrophiclateralsclerosishtml

72 KFF Medicaid a Primer June 2010 p 3 httpwwwkfforgmedicaidupload7334-04pdf

73 In the case of Medicaid ldquo2009rdquo refers to data from FY2009 Except where otherwise noted Medicaid data referenced in this report date to FY2009the most recent common year in which those data were available KFF ldquoTotal Medicaid Enrollment FY2009rdquo 2012 httpwwwstatehealthfactsorg

comparemaptablejspind=198ampcat=4

74 KFF Employer Health Benefits 2011 Annual Survey September 27 2012 p 1 httpehbskfforgpdf20118225pdf





ky fS Bu Sl Suy Md amp Mdd dlW

Social Security Medicare and Medicaid work for Delaware residents of all ages and backgrounds

This report Social Security Medicare amp Medicaid Work for Delaware shows that

Social Security Works for Delawarersquos Residents and Economy

bull Social Security provided benefits to 172441 Delawarians in 2010 1 out of 5 residents including 115978

retired workers 25925 disabled workers 12135 widow(er)s 5833 spouses and 12570 children [Figure 3]bull Social Security provided benefits totaling over $24 billion in 2010 an amount equivalent to 37 percent of

the statersquos annual GDP (the total value of all goods and services produced)

bull The average Social Security benefit in 2010 was $13889

bull Social Security lifted 55000 Delaware residents out of poverty in 2008


bull Social Security provided benefits to 89597 women residents in 2010 1 out of 5 women

bull Without Social Security the poverty rate of elderly women would increase from 79 percent to 437 percent

Social Security Works for Delawarersquos People of Color

bull Social Security provided benefits to 28278 African Americans in Delaware in 2009 1 out of 7 African American residents

bull It provided benefits to 1 out of 7 Latino households in Delaware in 2010 2312 households

Medicare Works for Delawarersquos Residents and Economy

143813 Delawarians received Medicare benefits in 2009mdash1 out of 6 state residents

Medicare provided $15 billion in benefits in 2009mdash202 percent of all health care spending in the state

The average expenditure per Medicare beneficiary was $10512

Medicare Works for Delawarersquos Seniors and People with Disabilities

bull 120160 of Delawarersquos 143813 Medicare beneficiaries were aged 65 or older in 2009mdash8 out of 10beneficiaries

bull 23653 of Delawarersquos 143813 Medicare beneficiaries were people with disabilities in 2009mdash1 out of 6

beneficiaries

Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos Residents and Economy

bull 207243 Delawarians received Medicaid benefits in 2009mdash1 out of 4 state residents

bull A total of $12 billion in Medicaid benefits were paid in 2009mdash162 percent of all health care spending in the

state The average expenditure per Medicaid beneficiary was $5847

Medicaid Works for Delawarersquos Seniors People with Disabilities

and Long-Term Care Residentsbull 14304 of Delawarersquos 207243 Medicaid beneficiaries were aged 65 or older in 2009mdash1 out of 14

beneficiaries

bull 24246 of Delawarersquos 207243 Medicaid beneficiaries were people with disabilities in 2009mdash1 out of 8

beneficiaries

bull Medicaid provided $335 million in long-term care benefits for Delaware residents in 2009 including

providing nursing home care for 2400 nursing home residents over half of state residents enrolled in

nursing homes

htt t th i l it t t t 2012



Social Security Medicare and Medicaid Work for delaWare

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSLike our Social Security Medicare and Medicaid this report is the product of the foresight and hard work of many people Social SecurityWorks partnered closely with the Alliance for Retired Americans who are coordinating the release of this report in Delaware

We are grateful to the following people for writing designing and producing this report Daniel Marans Policy Director of Social SecurityWorks (SSW) is the principal author and lead researcher whose commitment to excellence along with that of Alex Lawson SSWrsquosExecutive Director drove the project to its successful conclusion Michael Phelan SSWrsquos Deputy Director managed the actual productionof the report We would like to thank Don Owens and Lacy Crawford respectively SSWrsquos Communications Director and Communications Associate for assembling sometimes writing and editing the personal stories included in all 50 state reports Dana Bell and MollyChecksfield SSWrsquos Legislative and Policy Associates played a crucial role in the reportsrsquo completion performing a significant amount ofthe initial research drafting the appendices and editing and verifying the data in the report Tom Arnold-Forster National Academy of SocialInsurance Summer Policy Fellow proofread the data

Very importantly we want to acknowledge our appreciation to Maureen Sullivan for generously sharing her story and views about theimportance of Social Security in her life The Center for Economic Policy and Research provided the invaluable analysis and graphshowing the causes of the recent run-up in federal deficits We would also like to acknowledge the staff of the Kaiser Family Foundationfor their assistance in finding and understanding the Medicare and Medicaid data in the report especially Research Associates LindsayDonaldson and Jessica Stephens Graphic design was provided by Deepika Mehta

This report also benefited from the work and commitment of several persons who assisted with a previous series of reports Arloc ShermanSenior Researcher and Paul N Van de Water Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities generously provided advice andaccess to poverty data analyzed by the Center Alice Wade Deputy Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration with the help ofVirginia Reno Vice President for Income Security at the National Academy of Social Insurance graciously provided data on the value ofSocial Securityrsquos survivors and disability insurance

The data presented in this report speaks volumes about the importance of Social Security to families communities and state and localeconomies We hope the report is useful to you as you work to strengthen Social Security in this 77th anniversary year Please contact theSocial Security Works Communications Director Don Owens if you have questions about this report dowenssocialsecurity-worksorg

Nancy Altman and Eric KingsonFounding Co-directors Social Security WorksCo-chairs Strengthen Social Security Coalition

The Alliance for Retired Americans is a grassroots organization representing more than 4 million retirees and seniorsnationwide Headquartered in Washington DC the Alliancersquos mission is to advance public policy that protects the

health and economic security of older Americans by teaching seniors how to make a difference through activismLearn more about The Alliance and its work at wwwretiredamericansorg

The mission of Social Security Works is to protect and improve the economic status of all Americas especiallydisadvantaged and at-risk populations and in so doing to promote social justice for current and future generationsof children as well as young middle-aged and older adults wwwsocialsecurity-worksorg

The Strengthen Social Security Coalition is made up of more than 320 national organizations and many stateorganizations representing more than 50 million Americans The Coalition is united around core principles whichinclude that Social Security benefits should not be cut and instead should be increased for those who are mostdisadvantaged and the belief that our nationrsquos Social Security Medicare and Medicaid systems are fundamental tothe well-being of Americarsquos families and to the type of nation we are wwwstrengthensocialsecurityorg

Our Social Security Medicare and Medicaid Work for America series of 50 state reports includes much information that public officials members

of the press and advocates will find useful In addition to providing information about the programsrsquo history character and vitality as well as

compelling real-life stories each report includes statistics about the number of people who receive benefits the types of benefits they receive

and the total amount of funds flowing from these programs into every state its congressional districts and counties

Please note that a one-page fact sheet summarizing the data in this report can be found at the end of the report directly following the endnotes

For congressional district-level Social Security data please see ldquoAppendix 1 Social Security Works for Delawarersquos Congressional Districtsrdquo toward

the back of the report just before the end notes

For county-level Social Security Medicare Medicaid and demographic data please see ldquoAppendix 2 Social Security Medicare and Medicaid

Data for Delawarersquos Countiesrdquo toward the back of the report just before the end notes


























and ourselves











they have earned

du d SuMMy

FIGRE 11






































America












































































































produced)12

Sl Suy WkS





$1388913




Seniors15













[Figure 2]




percent)21

















FIGRE 2



65+ Women 65+



403437

66 79

FIGRE 3



673Retired Workers

73Children

15DisabledWorkers

34 Spouses









Working Families


















respectively45








guaranteed benefits













survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes



























and ourselves











they have earned

du d SuMMy

FIGRE 11






































America












































































































produced)12

Sl Suy WkS





$1388913




Seniors15













[Figure 2]




percent)21

















FIGRE 2



65+ Women 65+



403437

66 79

FIGRE 3



673Retired Workers

73Children

15DisabledWorkers

34 Spouses









Working Families


















respectively45








guaranteed benefits













survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes




























America












































































































produced)12

Sl Suy WkS





$1388913




Seniors15













[Figure 2]




percent)21

















FIGRE 2



65+ Women 65+



403437

66 79

FIGRE 3



673Retired Workers

73Children

15DisabledWorkers

34 Spouses









Working Families


















respectively45








guaranteed benefits













survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes














































































produced)12

Sl Suy WkS





$1388913




Seniors15













[Figure 2]




percent)21

















FIGRE 2



65+ Women 65+



403437

66 79

FIGRE 3



673Retired Workers

73Children

15DisabledWorkers

34 Spouses









Working Families


















respectively45








guaranteed benefits













survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes






$1388913




Seniors15













[Figure 2]




percent)21

















FIGRE 2



65+ Women 65+



403437

66 79

FIGRE 3



673Retired Workers

73Children

15DisabledWorkers

34 Spouses









Working Families


















respectively45








guaranteed benefits













survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes










Working Families


















respectively45








guaranteed benefits













survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes














survive










as much income46







care costs48













2011 was $1204251














general revenue53


Md WkS


































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes

































































FIGRE 4




47

69






































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes




































































Medicare





































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes


































assistance




















Mdd WkS























with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

Spouses5833

Children12570









Endnotes






















































protecting-





Choicepdf

















































beneficiaries







beneficiaries


beneficiaries



nursing homes






















with Disabilities








includes


(358 percent)


(555 percent)


(04 percent)












Medicaid


Economic Recessions












for Medicaid88













S

otal annual benets








Women 89597



Widow(er)s 12135

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