Medicaid and CHIP
- Report
The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook
If current laws remained generally unchanged, federal debt held by the public would exceed 100 percent of GDP by 2040 and continue on an upward path relative to the size of the economy—a trend that could not be sustained indefinitely.
- Presentation
The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook in 25 Slides
This slide deck provides a quick overview of CBO's report, The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook.
- Report
How Initiatives to Reduce Fraud in Federal Health Care Programs Affect the Budget
In this report, CBO provides background on the methods used to estimate the costs of antifraud legislation.
- Working Paper
Assessing the Design of the Low-Income Subsidy Program in Medicare Part D: Working Paper 2014-07
Although the Medicare Part D program generally encourages plan sponsors to submit low bids, this paper explores rules relating to low-income beneficiaries that generate a different set of incentives for plans that serve those beneficiaries.
- Report
Competition and the Cost of Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program
Why has Medicare's prescription drug program cost less than anticipated when the program was created? How has competition between plan sponsors affected spending? How do Medicare Part D drug prices compare to those in Medicaid?
- Working Paper
Examining the Number of Competitors and the Cost of Medicare Part D: Working Paper 2014-04
CBO releases a companion working paper to its report Competition and the Cost of Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program.
- Blog Post
Revisions to CBO's Projections of Federal Health Care Spending
After the release of The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, a number of people asked for more information about how much CBO has revised projected federal health care spending during the past several years. This post answers their questions.
- Blog Post
What Are the Causes of Projected Growth in Spending for Social Security and Major Health Care Programs?
Three factors explain the projected substantial growth in a few of the government’s large programs: the aging of the population, rising health care spending per beneficiary, and the ACA’s expansion of federal subsidies for health insurance.
- Report
Testimony on The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Presentation
The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook in 26 Slides
To get a quick overview of CBO's report The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, check out this slide deck.