Private Health Insurance
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017
CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 would reduce federal deficits by $321 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to current law.
- Working Paper
Projecting Demand for the Services of Primary Care Doctors: Working Paper 2017-03
Demand for primary care is projected to rise slightly faster between 2013 and 2023 than in the previous decade. The paper outlines a number of ways—with and without federal intervention—in which supply might respond to rising demand.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017
CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $119 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 23 million in 2026 relative to current law.
- Working Paper
An Analysis of Private-Sector Prices for Hospital Admissions: Working Paper 2017-02
This paper compares the hospital payment rates of three larger insurers’ commercial plans and Medicare Advantage plans with Medicare’s fee-for-service rates. It also examines the variation of those rates across and within markets.
- Report
The 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook
If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years—reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, incorporating manager's amendments 4, 5, 24, and 25
As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on March 22, 2017, incorporating manager's amendments 4, 5, 24, and 25
- Cost Estimate
American Health Care Act
CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 24 million in 2026 relative to current law.
- Blog Post
Challenges in Estimating the Number of People With Nongroup Health Insurance Coverage Under Proposals for Refundable Tax Credits
What are the challenges in estimating the number of people who would purchase health insurance in the nongroup (or individual) market under proposals to replace the current tax-based subsidies with refundable tax credits?
- Blog Post
How Does CBO Define and Estimate Health Insurance Coverage for People Under Age 65?
In addition to describing how CBO defines and estimates health insurance coverage for people under 65, the agency explains its sources of data, their limitations, and how it adjusts for those limitations in preparing its estimates.
- Report
Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2017 to 2026
CBO periodically issues a volume of options—this year’s installment presents 115—that would decrease federal spending or increase federal revenues over the next decade. The report is available both as a PDF and in a searchable format.