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In its 2019 projections for fiscal year 2020, CBO underestimated revenues by 9 percent and outlays by 3 percent. CBO’s projection of the federal budget deficit in 2020 was more than the actual amount by 0.5 percent of GDP.
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CBO periodically issues a compendium of policy options and their effects on the federal budget. This document provides estimates of the budgetary savings from 83 options that would decrease federal spending or increase federal revenues.
- Presentation
Presentation by Lara Robillard, an analyst in CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, at the Academy Health 2020 Health Policy Orientation.
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Presentation by Deborah Kilroe, CBO's Director of Communications, at the Fall 2020 Federal Depository Library Conference
- Presentation
Presentation by Molly Dahl, Chief of the Long-Term Analysis Unit in CBO’s Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division, to the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology and the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics.
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CBO releases an annual report summarizing completed projects. The agency also publishes quarterly reports, like this one, highlighting recent work and summarizing work in progress.
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In 2017, average household income before accounting for means-tested transfers and federal taxes was $21,300 for the lowest quintile and $309,400 for the highest quintile. After transfers and taxes, those averages were $35,900 and $229,700.
- Blog Post
Congratulations to Theresa Gullo, CBO’s Director of Budget Analysis, on her selection as a fellow by the National Academy of Public Administration. Her selection acknowledges her wealth of public policy knowledge and the outstanding public service she provides to the Congress.
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CBO examines four policy approaches that could achieve near-universal health insurance coverage.
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In 2019, about 12 percent of people under 65 were not enrolled in a health insurance plan or a government program that provides financial protection from major medical risks. In this report, CBO describes that uninsured population.