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This guide briefly explains—in plain language—the differences between some common budgetary terms.
- Presentation
The Build Back Better Act includes provisions that would result in new federal spending for home- and community-based services (HCBS) provided by Medicaid. Those provisions would affect states, caregivers, and people who use HCBS.
- Presentation
The Build Back Better Act would establish a program whereby the federal government would provide paid family and medical leave for eligible workers. That program would affect workers, employers, and states.
- Presentation
The Build Back Better Act would expand federal subsidies for child care and provide universal preschool at no cost for eligible children. Those policies would affect child care workers (including teachers) and families with children.
- Presentation
In 2020, about three-fourths of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Part D, the optional prescription drug benefit. They obtain coverage from private insurers, either through a stand-alone drug plan or through a Medicare Advantage plan.
- Working Paper
This paper describes the methods and data that CBO uses to estimate the cost of market risk for three categories of federal credit programs: housing and real estate loans, student loans and other consumer loans, and commercial loans.
- Report
This letter responds to a request for information about CBO's cost estimates for the reconciliation legislation now being considered by the House of Representatives.
- Report
CBO estimates the costs of federal credit programs in two ways—following procedures prescribed by the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) and using a fair-value approach, which measures the market value of the government’s obligations.
- Blog Post
CBO estimates that portions of the Administration’s proposal to increase funding for the IRS by $80 billion over the 2022–2031 period would increase revenues by approximately $200 billion over those 10 years.
- Working Paper
This paper explores the practical questions raised by fair-value budgeting: Which government activities would benefit from it? How might it be used? How can agencies estimate fair value without observing market prices for government risks?