Health Care
- Presentation
Drivers of Growth in Federal Spending on Medicare, 2000 to 2024
Presentation by Berna Demiralp, Tamara Hayford, and Julie Topoleski at a conference about the forces shaping America's fiscal future hosted by the University of Utah and the Brookings Institution.
- Working Paper
How CBO Estimated the Effects of the 2025 Reconciliation Act on the Labor Supply: Working Paper 2026-06
CBO describes how it estimated the effects on the labor supply of provisions in the 2025 reconciliation act related to individual income taxes and the Medicaid program.
- Blog Post
A Call for New Research on the No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act protects patients from unexpected charges from out-of-network health care providers. CBO is seeking research that evaluates the law's effects on health care prices and network participation.
- Blog Post
Upcoming Presentations by Staff and Affiliates of CBO's Health Analysis Division
Analysts in CBO's Health Analysis Division are participating in sessions at the 15th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) in Minneapolis.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3419, an act to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs
As passed by the House of Representatives on April 21, 2026
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2528, Association Health Plans Act
As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on December 15, 2025
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2571, Self-Insurance Protection Act
As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on December 15, 2025
- Presentation
CBO's Baseline Projections of Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance
Presentation by Phill Swagel, Sean Dunbar, Sarah Masi, and Sarah Sajewski.
- Report
Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036
The Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth of the Senate Committee on Finance convened a hearing at which CBO's Director testified. This document provides CBO's answers to questions submitted for the record.
- Cost Estimate
S. 272, Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act
As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on January 28, 2026