Medicaid and CHIP
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Federal Mandatory Spending for Means-Tested Programs, 2008 to 2028
Outlays for mandatory means-tested programs would grow over the next decade at an average annual rate of 4 percent, whereas spending for mandatory non–means-tested programs would grow at an average rate of 6 percent, CBO projects.
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Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing Conducted by the House Committee on the Budget on CBO Oversight: Organizational and Operational Structure
The House Budget Committee convened a hearing at which Director Keith Hall testified on CBO’s work since in 2017 and future plans. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record.
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Projections of Federal Spending on Major Health Care Programs
Presentation by Jessica Banthin, Deputy Assistant Director in CBO’s Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division, at the Alliance for Health Policy Summit on Health Care Costs in America.
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Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance Coverage for People Under Age 65: 2018 to 2028
CBO and JCT project that the federal subsidies, taxes, and penalties associated with health insurance coverage for people under age 65 will result in a net subsidy from the federal government of $685 billion in 2018.
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How CBO Defines and Estimates Health Insurance Coverage for People Under Age 65
In addition to describing how CBO defines and estimates health insurance coverage for people under 65, the agency explains its sources of data, their limitations, and how it adjusts for such limitations when preparing its estimates.
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Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028 Conducted by the Senate Budget Committee
The Senate Budget Committee convened a hearing at which Director Keith Hall testified about The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record.
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CBO’s Projections of Spending for the 2018–2028 Period
Last Monday, CBO released The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028. This week, CBO is publishing daily blog posts to share key excerpts from the report, and today’s post is about the agency’s projections of federal spending.
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The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028
In CBO’s projections, the economy grows relatively quickly this year and next and then more slowly in the following several years. The federal budget deficit rises substantially, boosting federal debt to nearly 100 percent of GDP by 2028.
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The Distribution of Household Income, 2014
In 2014, average household income before accounting for means-tested transfers and federal taxes was $19,000 for the lowest quintile and $281,000 for the highest quintile. After transfers and taxes, those averages were $31,000 and $207,000.
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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Senate Amendment 1930 to H.R. 1892, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act