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A Premium Support System for Medicare: Updated Analysis of Illustrative Options
October 5, 2017CBO presents new estimates of the budgetary effects of options for a premium support system for Medicare and examines the reasons for the changes in the estimates, including changes in law that have affected the Medicare program.
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The 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook
March 30, 2017If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years—reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country.
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Competition and the Cost of Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program
July 30, 2014Why has Medicare’s prescription drug program cost less than anticipated when the program was created? How has competition between plan sponsors affected spending? How do Medicare Part D drug prices compare to those in Medicaid?
