The U.S. government pays $685 billion to subsidize health insurance annually, Bloomberg reports.
Here's what you should know.
1. Approximately $296 billion is spent on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
2. Work-related subsidies for health insurance account for $279 billion.
3. Medicare accounts for $82 billion.
4. The ACA is the smallest segment at only $55 billion.
5. In total, the subsidies are 3.4 percent of U.S. gross domestic product.