FEDERAL: Medicare (Hospital Insurance): Compounded at 1.45% for the employee and 1.45% for the employer, establishing a flat 2.9% total tax on all wages. (SEE PAYROLL TAX & WAGE BASE PAGE)
📊 REGIONAL HOSPITAL PAYER MIX DATA: SARASOTA MEMORIAL
The official audited operational revenue reports for the Sarasota County Public Hospital District reflect a heavy, accelerating concentration of local senior care dependencies:
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Fiscal Year 2022
Medicare Gross Revenue Share: 64.5% of total patient revenue
Commercial & Managed Care Share: 25.6% of total patient revenue
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Fiscal Year 2025
Medicare Gross Revenue Share: 64.2% of total patient revenue
Commercial & Managed Care Share: 27.1% of total patient revenue
Key Local Market Takeaway: Nearly two-thirds (64.2%) of every single gross dollar flowing into the Sarasota Memorial infrastructure is directly tied to the federal Medicare system. This massive concentration underscores why local network distribution updates carry such an immense financial priority for community residents across the Sarasota and Venice markets
📊 REGIONAL HOSPITAL PAYER MIX DATA: LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LEE HEALTH)
The official financial statements and audited operational metrics for the Lee County Public Health System reflect a highly diversified, balanced multi-generation regional clinical framework:
Lee Memorial Hospital / Lee Health Fiscal Year 2022
Medicare Gross Revenue Share: 52.0% of total patient revenue
Commercial & Managed Care Share: 26.5% of total patient revenue
Medicaid Gross Revenue Share: 12.8% of total patient revenue
Lee Memorial Hospital / Lee Health Fiscal Year 2025
Medicare Gross Revenue Share: 51.8% of total patient revenue
Commercial & Managed Care Share: 28.2% of total patient revenue
Medicaid Gross Revenue Share: 12.5% of total patient revenue
Key Local Market Takeaway: While Sarasota Memorial relies on seniors for nearly two-thirds of its revenue, Lee Health’s baseline senior footprint stabilizes right at 51.8%. However, when combined with their localized Medicaid load, a massive 64.3% of Lee Memorial's total operating structure is tied directly to government capitation and fixed public reimbursement schedules.