Explaining Analytical Methods
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Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on Health Care Spending
The Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce convened a hearing at which Chapin White, CBO’s Director of Health Analysis, testified. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record.
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The Federal Perspective on Coverage of Medications to Treat Obesity: Considerations From the Congressional Budget Office
Presentation by Noelia Duchovny, an analyst in CBO’s Health Analysis Division, at the National Academies’ Roundtable on Obesity Solutions.
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Exploring the Effects of Medicaid During Childhood on the Economy and the Budget
Presentation by Elizabeth Ash, William Carrington, Rebecca Heller, and Grace Hwang of CBO’s Labor, Income Security, and Long-Term Analysis and Health Analysis divisions to the Children’s Health Group, American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Exploring the Effects of Medicaid During Childhood on the Economy and the Budget: Working Paper 2023-07
On a present-value basis, CBO estimates that long-term fiscal effects of Medicaid spending on children could offset half or more of the program’s initial outlays, depending on sets of reasonable parameter values.
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Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on Alternative Payment Models and the Slowdown in Federal Health Care Spending
The Senate Committee on the Budget convened a hearing at which Chapin White, CBO’s Director of Health Analysis, testified. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record.
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Federal Budgetary Effects of the Activities of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
CBO estimates that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI’s) activities increased federal spending between 2011 and 2020 and will also increase it from 2021 to 2030. In 2010, CBO projected that CMMI would produce savings.
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Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance: 2023 to 2033
In 2023, federal subsidies for health insurance are estimated to be $1.8 trillion, or 7.0 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). In CBO and JCT’s projections, those net subsidies reach $3.3 trillion, or 8.3 percent of GDP, in 2033.
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The Federal Budget Process and the Role of the Congressional Budget Office
Presentation by Lara Robillard, an analyst in CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, to the Leadership Fellowship Program at the National Hispanic Medical Association.
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The Medicare and Medicaid Improvement Funds: Budgetary History and Projections
CBO describes features of the Medicare and Medicaid improvement funds and how the funds are accounted for in CBO’s baseline and cost estimates.
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Statement for the Record Regarding How CBO Would Estimate the Effects of Future Authorizing Legislation on Spending From the Toxic Exposures Fund
CBO’s Director, Phillip Swagel, provides a written statement to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about how the agency would estimate the effects of future authorizing legislation on spending from the toxic exposures fund.