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Medicare—May 2013 Baseline
May 2013
Offsetting Effects of Prescription Drug Use on Medicare’s Spending for Medical Services
Nov 2012 - CBO estimates that greater use of prescription drugs by Medicare beneficiaries reduces Medicare’s spending on medical services.
Letter to the Honorable John Boehner providing an estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act
Jul 2012 - CBO and the JCT have estimated the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6079, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2012.
Long-Term Budget Outlook
Jun 2012 - The explosive path of federal debt under the fiscal scenario that many budget analysts believe is more representative of fiscal policies that are now or have recently been in effect underscores the need for large policy changes to put the federal government on a sustainable course.
The Long-Term Budgetary Impact of Paths for Federal Revenues and Spending Specified by Chairman Ryan
Mar 2012 - The calculations presented here represent CBO's assessment of how the specified paths would alter the trajectories of federal debt, revenues, spending, and economic output relative to the trajectories under two scenarios that CBO has analyzed previously.
Raising the Ages of Eligibility for Medicare and Social Security
Jan 2012 - This issue brief reviews how ages of eligibility affect beneficiaries under current law and how delaying eligibility would affect beneficiaries, the federal budget, and the economy.
Lessons from Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Disease Management, Care Coordination, and Value-Based Payment
Jan 2012 - CBO reviews the outcomes of 10 major demonstrations that have been evaluated by independent researchers.
Medicare Part D
Dec 2011 - In 2008, low-income enrollees who received an additional subsidy to participate in Medicare's prescription drug program spent on average twice as much as those not receiving the additional subsidy.