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Accounting for Sources of Projected Growth in Federal Spending on Medicare and Medicaid

05/28/2008 | Requests *

Summary

This budget analysis compares the degree to which the aging of the population and rising health care costs, as well as the interaction of the two factors, will contribute to an overall increase in the federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid as a portion of the GDP. Using four different scenarios, it finds that a significantly larger portion of this increase will come from rising health care costs rather than aging.

Author

Meyerson, Noah

Available Files

Analysis PDF (147K, 8 pages)

Keywords

Expenditures; Medicaid; health care costs

Topic

Aging Issues, Financing HCBS, Sustainability

Type/Tool

Comparison Table, Matrix or Chart, Data, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers

Source

Congressional Budget Office

State

All States/Territories

Date Created

06/24/2008

Contact

Office of Communications Congressional Budget Office

communications@cbo.gov
202-226-2602

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2284

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