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Health Care

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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  • Medicare
  • Medicaid and CHIP
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Public Health and Preparedness

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Long-Term Analysis of a Budget Proposal by Chairman Ryan

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April 5, 2011


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Long-Term Analysis of a Budget Proposal by Chairman Ryan

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April 5, 2011

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Testimony on Last Year's Major Health Care Legislation

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March 30, 2011


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CBO's Analysis of the Major Health Care Legislation Enacted in March 2010

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March 30, 2011

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Children's Health Insurance Program - March 2011 Baseline

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March 18, 2011

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Medicaid - March 2011 Baseline

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March 18, 2011

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Medicare - March 2011 Baseline

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March 18, 2011

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CBO Estimate of Medicare and Medicaid Proposals in the President's FY 2012 Budget

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March 18, 2011

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Health Insurance Exchanges - March 2011 Baseline

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March 18, 2011

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CBO Estimate of the Effects of the Insurance Coverage Provisions Contained in P.L. 111-148 and 111-152 - March 2011

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March 18, 2011

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