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Poverty and Income Security

The share of people living in the United States in families with income below the official federal poverty threshold has fluctuated between about 11 percent and about 15 percent over the past several decades. CBO analyzes a wide variety of federal programs that aim to reduce poverty, alleviate some of poverty's adverse consequences, and enhance income security.

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  • Food and Nutrition Programs
  • Medicaid and CHIP
  • Social Security
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Taxes for Low-Income Households (EITC)

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  • S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

    July 03, 2013
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Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions Regarding S. 744

report

July 25, 2013

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  • Technical Paper 2004-09: Health Shocks and the Demand for Annuities

    July 02, 2004
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Optimal Annuitization with Stochastic Mortality Probabilities: Working Paper 2013-05

working paper

June 26, 2013

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  • Methods for Analysis of the Financing and Use of Long-Term Services and Supports

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  • Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid: Characteristics, Health Care Spending, and Evolving Policies

    June 06, 2013
  • Financing Long-Term Care for the Elderly

    April 01, 2004
  • Projections of Expenditures for Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly

    March 01, 1999
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Rising Demand for Long-Term Services and Supports for Elderly People

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June 26, 2013

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  • Rising Demand for Long-Term Services and Supports for Elderly People

    June 26, 2013
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Methods for Analysis of the Financing and Use of Long-Term Services and Supports

data or technical information

June 26, 2013

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  • Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision

    July 24, 2012
  • Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage

    May 14, 2013
  • CBO’s Estimate of the Net Budgetary Impact of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Coverage Provisions Has Not Changed Much Over Time

    May 14, 2013
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Understanding CBO’s Medicaid Coverage Projections Under the Affordable Care Act

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June 24, 2013

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  • Growth in Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

    February 11, 2013
  • Refundable Tax Credits

    January 24, 2013
  • Supplemental Security Income: An Overview

    December 11, 2012
  • SNAP - Report

    April 19, 2012
  • Spending Patterns for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part D

    December 01, 2011
  • An Overview of Federal Support for Housing

    November 03, 2009
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Testimony on Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

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June 18, 2013

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  • Cost estimate for the final (enacted) legislation

    July 22, 2013
  • H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act

    May 20, 2013
  • Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2013

    June 28, 2012
  • Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student Loan Programs

    March 25, 2010
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Options to Change Interest Rates and Other Terms on Student Loans

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June 10, 2013

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  • Glossary of Terms Related to Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid

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  • Lessons from Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Disease Management, Care Coordination, and Value-Based Payment

    January 18, 2012
  • Lessons from Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Disease Management and Care Coordination: Working Paper 2012-01

    January 18, 2012
  • Spending Patterns for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part D

    December 01, 2011
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Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid: Characteristics, Health Care Spending, and Evolving Policies

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June 6, 2013

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  • Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid: Characteristics, Health Care Spending, and Evolving Policies

    June 06, 2013
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Glossary of Terms Related to Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid

data or technical information

June 6, 2013

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  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    May 14, 2013
  • The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook

    June 05, 2012
  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

    March 13, 2012
  • Background Paper: CBO's Long-Term Model: An Overview

    June 26, 2009
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How CBO Prepares Long-Term Projections of Federal Spending for Social Security and Major Health Care Programs

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May 21, 2013

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