Department of Health and Human Services Spending
by Eric Sirjord on May 30, 2013 | Views: 181 | Score: 0
| Medicare | 478 |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | 255.3 |
| National Institutes of Health | 31.6 |
| Temp. Assistance Needy Families | 16.6 |
| Childrens Health Insurance | 9.8 |
| Foster Care Grants | 6.8 |
| Head Start | 8 |
| CDC | 6.8 |
| Other | 59 |
Sources:
downsizinggovernment.org

Above is the Department of HHS 2012 spending by program area. Over 85 percent of its spending was related to Medicare and Medicaid which totaled over 733 billion dollars.