Medicare
- Report
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.
- Presentation
CBO’s 2023 Long-Term Budget Projections
Presentation by Molly Dahl, CBO’s Long-Term Analysis Unit Chief, at the American Enterprise Institute’s panel discussion “Methodologies in Fiscal, Economic, and Health Spending Projections.”
- Cost Estimate
Estimated Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
As posted on the website of the Clerk of the House on September 13, 2023
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 485, Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023
As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on
May 17, 2023 - Cost Estimate
Preliminary Estimate of Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act Discussion Draft
As posted on July 24, 2023
- Blog Post
A Call for New Research in the Area of Health
To enhance its work for the Congress, CBO is looking for new research on health care providers’ cost structures and the market for long-term services and supports.
- Report
The 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook
The U.S. faces a challenging fiscal outlook in the coming years, according to CBO's projections. Measured as a percentage of GDP, large and sustained deficits lead to high and rising federal debt that exceeds any previously recorded level.
- Report
CBO’s Macroeconomic Analysis of Legislation, Health Care Modeling, and Support for the Legislative Process
In response to a request from Chairman Arrington, CBO provides information about the agency’s ongoing work in macroeconomic analysis of legislation, health care modeling, and support for the legislative process.
- Report
CBO’s Work Related to Climate Change and Health Care Delivery Systems
In response to a request from Chairman Whitehouse, CBO provides information about its efforts to assess risks posed by climate change and to examine the effects that reforms to health care delivery systems have on costs and health outcomes.
- Blog Post
Presentations by Staff of CBO's Health Analysis Division
This week, four analysts from CBO's Health Analysis Division are presenting their work at the 12th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists ("ASHEcon") in St. Louis, Missouri.