Health Care
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 1352, Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 6, 2023
- Cost Estimate
S. 1624, Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0
As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 4, 2023
- Report
The Distribution of Household Income in 2021
New policies implemented by the federal government affected transfers and taxes in 2021. The policies largely benefited lower- and middle-income households. But income inequality still increased, mainly because of realized capital gains.
- Presentation
Trends in the Distribution of Household Income From 1979 to 2021
CBO regularly analyzes the distribution of income in the United States and how it has changed over time. This slide deck presents the distributions of household income, means-tested transfers, and federal taxes between 1979 and 2021.
- Report
Part 2 of Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034
The Senate Committee on the Budget convened a hearing at which Phillip L. Swagel, CBO's Director, testified. This document provides CBO’s answers to 18 of the 29 questions submitted for the record.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 7868, FEHB Protection Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on April 10, 2024
- Report
Part 1 of Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034
The Senate Committee on the Budget convened a hearing at which Phillip L. Swagel, CBO's Director, testified. This document provides CBO’s answers to 11 of the 29 questions submitted for the record.
- Report
Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on Hospital and Physician Consolidation and Its Impact on the Federal Budget
The House Committee on the Budget convened a hearing at which Chapin White, CBO's Director of Health Analysis, testified. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3813, CDC Leadership Accountability Act of 2023
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 19, 2023
- Report
Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy
An increase in immigration over the 2021–2026 period boosts federal revenues as well as mandatory spending and interest on the debt in CBO’s baseline projections, lowering deficits, on net, by $0.9 trillion over the 2024–2034 period.