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Growth in spending on federal health care programs is one of the central fiscal challenges facing the federal government. That growth is driven by rising enrollment in public programs deriving from the aging of the population coupled with expansions in insurance coverage and by rising health care spending per person (which has slowed recently but, during the past few decades, has significantly outpaced increases in economic output per person). Moreover, rapid growth in spending on health care is a key challenge not only for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs, but 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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  • Medicaid and CHIP
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Health Costs and the Federal Budget

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May 28, 2010

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More on Discretionary Spending in the Final Health Care Legislation

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May 13, 2010


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H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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May 12, 2010

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H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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May 11, 2010

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Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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April 22, 2010


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The Effects of Health Reform on the Federal Budget

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April 12, 2010


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The Effects of Health Reform on the Federal Budget

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April 12, 2010

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  • Medicare Advantage Enrollment and Additional Benefits (March 19, 2010)
  • Comparison of Projected Medicare Part D Premiums (March 19, 2010)
  • Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Revised April 30, 2010)
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  • Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (April 22, 2010)
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H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Final Health Care Legislation)

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March 20, 2010

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Uncertainty in Estimates for Health Care Legislation

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March 19, 2010


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Responses to Questions About CBO's Preliminary Estimate of the Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010

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March 19, 2010

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