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Growth in spending on health care programs is one of the central fiscal challenges facing the federal government. Health care spending per person has grown faster than the nation's economic output per person by about 1 1/2 percentage points per year, on average, for the past few decades. This rapid growth poses a challenge for federal health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and also for state and local governments and for the private sector. CBO devotes a large share of its resources to studying proposals that would make narrow or broad changes in the nation's systems for delivering and financing health care.

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Senate Amendment 2122 in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act with Further Amendments Adopted by the Senate Through May 24, 2012

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May 24, 2012

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H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012

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May 24, 2012

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Senate Amendment 2122 in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

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May 22, 2012

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H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

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May 11, 2012

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S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

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May 11, 2012

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Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011

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April 26, 2012

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Reconciliation recommendation related to the Recapture of Overpayments Resulting From Certain Federally Subsidized Health Insurance

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April 24, 2012

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Choices for Federal Spending and Taxes

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March 26, 2012


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Choices for Federal Spending and Taxes

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March 26, 2012

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Alternative Approaches for Reducing Budget Deficits

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March 26, 2012


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