Retirement
- Report
Developments in CBO's Projections for Medicare Part D
CBO provides current information about the budgetary effects of drug provisions in the 2022 Reconciliation Act; the effects of drug price negotiation, inflation rebates, and the Medicare Part D redesign; and ongoing updates to CBO's models.
- Report
Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance, 2026 to 2036
Federal subsidies for health insurance total $33.6 trillion over the 2026–2036 period in CBO and JCT's projections. Those estimated subsidies grow from 7.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 to 8.4 percent of GDP in 2036.
- Cost Estimate
S. 1728, Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025
As passed by the Senate on October 9, 2025
- 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.
- 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.
- Working Paper
Social Security and the Distribution of Family Wealth: Working Paper 2026-05
CBO examines how incorporating Social Security wealth into standard measures of family wealth affects estimates of wealth inequality over time.
- 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.
- Report
Testimony on Social Security's Finances
Molly Dahl, CBO's Chief of Long-Term Analysis, testifies before the Senate Budget Committee.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 227, Clergy Act
As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on January 7, 2026