In 2006, Medicare spent fifteen thousand dollars per enrollee here, almost twice the national average.

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Once an enrollee in the new plan meets the yearly deductible, Medicare will pay 100% of approved services.

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Medicaid spends almost five times as much per enrollee for the elderly as it does for young adults or kids.

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From 1985 to 2009, real GDP per capita rose by 43 percent, so per-enrollee spending on higher education has approximately kept pace with that.

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Only instead of providing 5 percent less than the average per-enrollee cost, Medicare Advantage provided about 14 percent more with the caveat that the plans cover additional services.

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In response, Cuomo notes that New York spends more per pupil on education and more per enrollee on Medicaid than nearly any other state, yet has little to show for the money.

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The typical program structure ties premium costs for the enrollee to income as a percentage of the poverty level, which, in effect, creates a sliding subsidy scale offering more support to low income individuals.

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While enrollment remains much lower than projected, the average cost of medical claims per enrollee in some states has been much higher than anticipated, leading a number of states to request greater allocations of funds from the program.

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