CBO’s response to Honorable Lamar Alexander’s request for an alternative estimate of section 602(b) of the Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018.
CBO’s response to Honorable Lamar Alexander’s request for an alternative estimate of section 602(b) of the Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018.
In 2014, average household income before accounting for means-tested transfers and federal taxes was $19,000 for the lowest quintile and $281,000 for the highest quintile. After transfers and taxes, those averages were $31,000 and $207,000.
