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H.R. 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Actcost estimate
Direct spending effects of H.R. 1526, as amended by Hastings Amendment #6 (Version 2), as posted to the website of the House Committee on Rules on September 18, 2013      H.R. 1412, Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013cost estimate
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (BAG13370) H.R. 419, Taiwan Policy Act of 2013cost estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on August 1, 2013 An Overview of the Medicaid Programblog post
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program with an average enrollment of about 57 million people this year. In 2012, federal spending for Medicaid was $251 billion, of which $223 billion covered benefits for enrollees. An Overview of the Medicare Programblog post
CBO estimates that about 52 million people are currently covered by Medicare. In 2012, payroll taxes and beneficiaries’ premiums covered less than half of the $551 billion that the federal government spent on Medicare. Federal Spending on the Government’s Major Health Care Programs Is Projected to Rise Substantially Relative to GDPblog post
Although spending for health care in the United States has grown more slowly in recent years than it had previously, high and rising levels of such spending continue to pose a challenge for Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs. A Premium Support System for Medicare: Analysis of Illustrative Optionsreport
CBO analyzes the ways two illustrative options for a premium support system for Medicare would affect federal spending and beneficiaries’ choices and payments. |
