Publications Issued in the Past 90 Days

• Impact on the Budget from Legislation Authorizing Future Appropriations but Not Affecting Direct Spending or Revenues
  July 25, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology
  July 24, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
• CBO's Estimate of Cost of the Administration's Proposal to Authorize Federal Financial Assistance for the Government-Sponsored Enterprises for Housing
  July 22, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• How Changes in the Value of the Chinese Currency Affect U.S. Imports
  July 2008  html  pdf  data  blog
• The Overuse, Underuse, and Misuse of Health Care
  July 17, 2008  html  pdf  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
• Long-Term Effects of Indexing the Alternative Minimum Tax and Extending the Tax Reductions of 2001 and 2003
  July 17, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Increasing the Value of Federal Spending on Health Care
  July 16, 2008  html  pdf  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
• Additional Information on CBO's Cost Estimates for S. 625 and H.R. 1108 Regarding Fees to Defray the Loss to the Treasury
  July 10, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Patrick T. McHenry
• Investing in Infrastructure
  July 10, 2008  pdf  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
• Monthly Budget Review
  July 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for May and the Daily Treasury Statements for June
• Recent Trends in the Variability of Individual Earnings and Household Income
  June 2008  pdf  blog
• Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
  June 26, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka
• The Long-Term Budget Outlook and Options for Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs
  June 17, 2008  pdf  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
• Options for Offsetting the Economic Impact on Low- and Moderate-Income Households of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
  June 17, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
• Calculations Regarding a Potential Adjustment in the Reserve Fund for Revenue Measures, as Specified in Section 220 of the Budget Resolution
  June 17, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan
• Opportunities to Increase Efficiency in Health Care
  June 16, 2008  pdf  webcast blog
  Statement at the Health Reform Summit of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
• Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2009 Shipbuilding Plan
  June 9, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Gene Taylor
• Increasing Transparency in the Pricing of Health Care Services and Pharmaceuticals
  June 5, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Economic and Budget Issue Brief
• Monthly Budget Review
  June 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May
• Health Costs and Health Information Technology
  June 2008  pdf  webcast blog
  CBO Director Peter Orszag's presentation to The Alliance for Health Reform
  Related:
  • Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology
    May 2008  html  pdf  blog
• Accounting for Sources of Projected Growth in Federal Spending on Medicare and Medicaid
  May 29, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Economic and Budget Issue Brief
• Health Care and Behavioral Economics
  May 2008  html  pdf  blog
  CBO Director Peter Orszag's presentation to the National Academy of Social Insurance
• Containing the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
  May 20, 2008  html  pdf  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate
• Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology
  May 2008  html  pdf  blog
• The Long-Term Economic Effects of Some Alternative Budget Policies
  May 19, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan
• The Diane Rehm Show Interview
  May 19, 2008  webcast 
  CBO Director Peter Orszag is interviewed on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show
• Issues and Options in Infrastructure Investment
  May 2008  html  pdf  data  
  Related:
  • Testimony on Current and Future Investment in Infrastructure
    May 8, 2008  html  pdf  charts  webcast blog
    Testimony before the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives
• Covering Uninsured Children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program
  May 15, 2008  html  pdf  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
• Capital Budgeting
  May 2008  html  pdf  blog
• Testimony on Current and Future Investment in Infrastructure
  May 8, 2008  html  pdf  charts  webcast blog
  Testimony before the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives
  Related:
  • Issues and Options in Infrastructure Investment
    May 2008  html  pdf  data  
• Monthly Budget Review
  May 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for March and the Daily Treasury Statements for April
• Sources of the Growth and Decline in Individual Income Tax Revenues Since 1994
  May 2008  html  pdf  blog
• Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity
  May 2008  html  pdf  data  blog
• Preliminary Analysis of a Proposal for Comprehensive Health Insurance
  May 1, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden and the Honorable Robert F. Bennett
• Health Care Reform
  May 2008  audio  webcast blog
  CBO Director Peter Orszag's presentation at a Health Affairs forum