State-reported spending
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The state’s figure for Lunenburg counted Medicare and life insurance in FY2024, and in no year before.
| State figure, Schedule A | Health accounts, less Medicare and life | Whole insurance department | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1,614,213 | $1,614,213 | $1,751,684 |
| FY2011 | $1,728,021 | $1,728,019 | $1,896,544 |
| FY2012 | $1,759,840 | $1,759,840 | $1,975,286 |
| FY2013 | $1,834,821 | $1,834,821 | $2,047,359 |
| FY2014 | $1,680,215 | $1,680,215 | $1,897,889 |
| FY2015 | $1,568,744 | $1,568,744 | $1,797,805 |
| FY2016 | $1,670,770 | $1,670,770 | $1,919,999 |
| FY2017 | $1,805,969 | $1,805,969 | $2,060,815 |
| FY2018 | $1,969,483 | $1,969,483 | $2,240,724 |
| FY2019 | $2,108,353 | $2,108,353 | $2,385,536 |
| FY2020 | $2,103,154 | $2,103,154 | $2,390,459 |
| FY2021 | $2,080,165 | $2,080,165 | $2,382,567 |
| FY2022 | $2,170,119 | $2,170,119 | $2,497,171 |
| FY2023 | $2,505,400 | $2,505,400 | $2,850,203 |
| FY2024 | $2,894,390 | $2,536,639 | $2,894,390 |
| FY2025 | $3,038,832 | not published | not published |
Spending. To FY2023 the bars meet the health line; in FY2024 they meet the whole department. FY2025’s ledger actuals are part-year.
1 · The facts
14 of 14
years FY2010-FY2023 within $5 of the health accounts
$2,505,400
state figure, FY2023
$2,894,390
state figure, FY2024
$2,894,390
whole insurance department spent, FY2024
$2,536,639
FY2024, health accounts alone
1.2%
FY2024 rise on the health accounts alone (ours)
our estimate
$3,038,832
state figure, FY2025
—
which accounts FY2025’s figure counts
not published
2 · What it shows
- 1
Through FY2023 the state’s figure equals the department’s spending less Medicare and life insurance.
- 2
FY2024’s $2,894,390 equals the whole department, Medicare and life included.
- 3
On the health accounts alone, FY2024 rose 1.2% on FY2023.
- 4
The state’s figure is the town department only; the school department’s own health line is not in it.
| Year | State figure | Health accountsnot from the books | Whole departmentnot from the books |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $2,894,390 | $2,536,639 | $2,894,390 |
| FY2023 | $2,505,400 | $2,505,400 | $2,850,203 |
| FY2022 | $2,170,119 | $2,170,119 | $2,497,171 |
| FY2021 | $2,080,165 | $2,080,165 | $2,382,567 |
| FY2020 | $2,103,154 | $2,103,154 | $2,390,459 |
| FY2019 | $2,108,353 | $2,108,353 | $2,385,536 |
| FY2018 | $1,969,483 | $1,969,483 | $2,240,724 |
| FY2017 | $1,805,969 | $1,805,969 | $2,060,815 |
| FY2016 | $1,670,770 | $1,670,770 | $1,919,999 |
| FY2015 | $1,568,744 | $1,568,744 | $1,797,805 |
| FY2014 | $1,680,215 | $1,680,215 | $1,897,889 |
| FY2013 | $1,834,821 | $1,834,821 | $2,047,359 |
| FY2012 | $1,759,840 | $1,759,840 | $1,975,286 |
| FY2011 | $1,728,021 | $1,728,019 | $1,896,544 |
| FY2010 | $1,614,213 | $1,614,213 | $1,751,684 |
Health accounts: the insurance department’s actual spending less Medicare and life insurance, from the Finance Committee’s ledger history. FY2025 is left out: the history’s FY2025 actuals are part-year.
Sources
- Lunenburg Budget Project — dls-health-insurance.csv (DLS Schedule A health insurance spending, every municipality)
- Massachusetts Division of Local Services — Health Insurance Expenditures (Schedule A)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — gl-history.csv (the Finance Committee’s ledger history, by account)
- Lunenburg Finance Committee — general fund budget vs actuals history, FY2010-FY2025 (assembled from MUNIS exports)