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The Medicare program provides subsidized medical insurance for the elderly and for some disabled people. During 2012, enrollment in Medicare averaged about 50 million people. Gross spending (excluding administrative costs that are subject to appropriation) for the program was $551 billion. (Net spending, which has beneficiaries’ payments of premiums and some other receipts subtracted out, was $466 billion.) CBO anticipates that Medicare spending will rise rapidly over the next decade, spurred by the retirement of the baby boomers. The agency’s work on Medicare includes projections of future program spending, cost estimates of specific legislative proposals, and a range of analyses of policy options and issues affecting the program.

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Some Context for Thinking About Deficit Reduction: Social Security and Major Health Care Programs

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September 28, 2011


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  • Changes in Payments to Physicians

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Changes in Payments to Physicians

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June 14, 2011

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Long-Term Analysis of a Budget Proposal by Chairman Ryan

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April 5, 2011

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Medicare - March 2011 Baseline

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March 18, 2011

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CBO Estimate of Medicare and Medicaid Proposals in the President's FY 2012 Budget

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March 18, 2011

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The Effect of the March Health Legislation on Prescription Drug Prices

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November 4, 2010


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The Effect of the March Health Legislation on Prescription Drug Prices

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November 4, 2010

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Medicare -August 2010 Baseline

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August 1, 2010

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CBO Estimate of Proposals for Changing Physician Payment Rates in Medicare - March 2010

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March 5, 2010

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Medicare - March 2009 Baseline

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June 16, 2009

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