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Medicare

The Medicare program provides subsidized medical insurance for the elderly and for some disabled people. Spending for Medicare totaled about $555 billion in 2012, providing coverage for about 50 million people. CBO projects that Medicare spending will continue to rise rapidly over the next decade, as baby boomers retire and spending per beneficiary continues to rise.
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Testimony on Estimating the Cost of the Medicare Modernization Act

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March 24, 2004

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Authority to Negotiate Prices for Single-Source Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries

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March 3, 2004

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Comparison of CBO and Administration Estimates of the Effect of H.R. 1 on Direct Spending

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February 2, 2004

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Estimate of the Effect of Striking the "Noninterference" Provision as Added by P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

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January 23, 2004

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Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles providing additional information about CBO's cost estimate for the conference agreement on H.R. 1

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November 20, 2003

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Letter to the Honorable Ted Stevens regarding H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

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November 20, 2003

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Medicare Beneficiaries Who Receive Health Insurance Provided by Employers

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November 14, 2003

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Letter to the Honorable Orrin G. Hatch regarding S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003

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August 27, 2003

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Testimony on Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare's Fiscal Challenges

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April 9, 2003

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Testimony on the Medicare Challenge: It's Not Just About Prescription Drugs

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March 20, 2003

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