Congressional Budget Office

Supporting the congress since 1975

Congressional Budget Office

  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
  • Cost Estimates
  • My CBO

Retirement

The federal government devotes a substantial and growing share of its budget to benefits for the nation's retirees through Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs. According to CBO’s projections, federal spending on the “big three” benefit programs will grow from less than half of all federal spending in 2012 to three-fifths in 2023. CBO projects federal spending for those programs under current law for the next decade and for the longer term, and it analyzes a wide range of proposals to change those programs. (See Health Care for further discussion of CBO’s work on federal health care programs.) Additionally, the exclusion of pension contributions and earnings from taxable income constitutes one of the largest preferences in the federal income tax code. Together with the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, CBO analyzes the budgetary and economic effects of such tax preferences and potential changes to them.

Sub-Topics:

  • Medicare
  • Pensions
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Social Security

monthly archive

  • September 2013 (22)
  • August 2013 (2)
  • July 2013 (5)
  • June 2013 (10)
  • May 2013 (19)
  • April 2013 (14)
  • March 2013 (22)
  • February 2013 (10)
  • January 2013 (11)
  • December 2012 (4)
  • November 2012 (10)
  • October 2012 (4)
browse all
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

Raising the Ages of Eligibility for Medicare and Social Security

blog post

January 10, 2012


  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

cost estimate

December 2, 2011

read complete document  (pdf, 26 kb)

monthly archive

  • September 2013 (22)
  • August 2013 (2)
  • July 2013 (5)
  • June 2013 (10)
  • May 2013 (19)
  • April 2013 (14)
  • March 2013 (22)
  • February 2013 (10)
  • January 2013 (11)
  • December 2012 (4)
  • November 2012 (10)
  • October 2012 (4)
browse all
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

Spending Patterns for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part D

blog post

December 1, 2011


  • blog post
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

Spending Patterns for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part D

report

December 1, 2011

read complete document  (pdf, 697 kb)

  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

S. 1931, Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act

cost estimate

December 1, 2011

read complete document  (pdf, 286 kb)

  • Supplemental Material

  • blog post
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

Use of Tax Incentives for Retirement Saving in 2006

report

October 14, 2011

read complete document  (pdf, 1593 kb)

monthly archive

  • September 2013 (22)
  • August 2013 (2)
  • July 2013 (5)
  • June 2013 (10)
  • May 2013 (19)
  • April 2013 (14)
  • March 2013 (22)
  • February 2013 (10)
  • January 2013 (11)
  • December 2012 (4)
  • November 2012 (10)
  • October 2012 (4)
browse all
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

How Do People Save for Retirement?

blog post

October 14, 2011


monthly archive

  • September 2013 (22)
  • August 2013 (2)
  • July 2013 (5)
  • June 2013 (10)
  • May 2013 (19)
  • April 2013 (14)
  • March 2013 (22)
  • February 2013 (10)
  • January 2013 (11)
  • December 2012 (4)
  • November 2012 (10)
  • October 2012 (4)
browse all
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

Some Context for Thinking About Deficit Reduction: Social Security and Major Health Care Programs

blog post

September 28, 2011


  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011

cost estimate

September 30, 2011

read complete document  (pdf, 15 kb)

monthly archive

  • September 2013 (22)
  • August 2013 (2)
  • July 2013 (5)
  • June 2013 (10)
  • May 2013 (19)
  • April 2013 (14)
  • March 2013 (22)
  • February 2013 (10)
  • January 2013 (11)
  • December 2012 (4)
  • November 2012 (10)
  • October 2012 (4)
browse all
  • Visit the CBO Blog
  • Follow Us On Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed
  • Sign Up For Email Alerts

CBO's Long-Term Social Security Projections

blog post

August 5, 2011


  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
  • About
  • Topics
  • Cost Estimates
  • My CBO
  • Contact CBO
  • Press
  • Privacy, Security, and Copyright Policies
  • Business Opportunities
  • Sitemap

Work at CBO

Learn More About Working at CBO and the Agency’s Career Opportunities

RSS Twitter

Stay Connected

Get CBO’s Email Updates