Medicaid and CHIP
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HISIM2: The Health Insurance Simulation Model Used in Preparing CBO’s July 2021 Baseline Budget Projections
HISIM2 is an updated version of the model CBO uses to generate estimates of health insurance coverage and premiums for people under age 65.
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Additional Information About the Budget Outlook: 2021 to 2031
This document provides additional information about the baseline budget projections that CBO released on February 11, 2021.
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The 2021 Long-Term Budget Outlook
CBO presents its projections of the federal budget for the next 30 years if current laws governing taxes and spending generally did not change. Growth in revenues would be outpaced by growth in spending, leading to rising deficits and debt.
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A Comparison of Brand-Name Drug Prices Among Selected Federal Programs
CBO describes how the prices of brand-name prescription drugs are determined in different federal programs and compares drug prices among those programs in 2017.
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The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2021 to 2031
If current laws governing taxes and spending generally remain unchanged, CBO projects, in 2021, the federal budget deficit will total $2.3 trillion, federal debt will reach 102 percent of GDP, and real GDP will grow by 3.7 percent.
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The Budgetary Effects of the Raise the Wage Act of 2021
If the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 was enacted in March 2021, the cumulative budget deficit over the 2021–2031 period would increase by $54 billion.
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Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2021 to 2030
CBO periodically issues a compendium of policy options and their effects on the federal budget. This document provides estimates of the budgetary savings from 83 options that would decrease federal spending or increase federal revenues.
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The Distribution of Household Income, 2017
In 2017, average household income before accounting for means-tested transfers and federal taxes was $21,300 for the lowest quintile and $309,400 for the highest quintile. After transfers and taxes, those averages were $35,900 and $229,700.
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Policies to Achieve Near-Universal Health Insurance Coverage
CBO examines four policy approaches that could achieve near-universal health insurance coverage.
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Who Went Without Health Insurance in 2019, and Why?
In 2019, about 12 percent of people under 65 were not enrolled in a health insurance plan or a government program that provides financial protection from major medical risks. In this report, CBO describes that uninsured population.