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CBO’s Panel of Health Advisers, 2018
August 6, 2018
CBO and our analyses benefit from the advisers’ understanding of cutting-edge research and the latest developments in health care delivery and financing.
CBO’s Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
July 24, 2018
Federal receipts and expenditures in the national income and product accounts (NIPAs) differ in certain ways from revenues and outlays as shown in the federal budget. This report presents CBO’s baseline projections using the NIPA framework.
CBO’s Teri Gullo Honored as Finalist for Lifetime Achievement Award
July 17, 2018
Teri Gullo, CBO’s Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, was honored at an awards ceremony on Friday as a finalist for the Congressional Management Foundation’s lifetime achievement award.
How CBO Produces Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs: A Primer
July 12, 2018
In this primer, CBO discusses the methodological differences between the FCRA and fair-value approaches and how those differences affect estimates of the cost of federal credit programs.
Monthly Budget Review for June 2018
July 9, 2018
The federal budget deficit was $607 billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2018, CBO estimates, $84 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year.
Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2018, Revised
July 3, 2018
CBO has updated its January 2018 report to the Congress on programs funded for fiscal year 2018 for which authorizations of appropriations have expired or will expire during the current fiscal year.
Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2019
June 29, 2018
Using FCRA procedures, CBO estimates that new loans and loan guarantees issued in 2019 would result in savings of $37.4 billion. But using fair-value procedures, CBO estimates that they would have a lifetime cost of $37.9 billion.
The Effects on the Budget of Alternative Economic Scenarios
June 28, 2018
CBO released a report on its “rules of thumb” that shows how changes in four key economic variables might affect revenues, outlays, and deficits. An interactive workbook allows users to see the budgetary effects of their own scenarios.
Federal Aid for Postsecondary Students
June 27, 2018
In 2017, the government financed roughly $100 billion in student loans and provided about $30 billion in grants and $30 billion in tax preferences. This report examines the impact of such aid and a number of approaches to changing it.
Director’s Statement on The 2018 Long-Term Budget Outlook
June 26, 2018
Today CBO released The 2018 Long-Term Budget Outlook. The report finds that if current laws generally remained unchanged, growing budget deficits would boost debt sharply in coming years.