Healthcare Costs Are a Major Driver of the National Debt and Here’s Why
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
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One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Our most popular charts from 2016 illustrate the nation's fiscal challenges in areas like defense spending, healthcare, and tax reform.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/top-7-fiscal-charts-from-2016
Here are eleven charts that tell America’s fiscal story for 2019 — and show how our outlook went from bad to worse over the last 12 months.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/07/11-charts-that-show-how-our-national-debt-grew-in-2019
Recent news stories have highlighted the good news that very near-term deficits are decreasing. That good news, unfortunately, will be short-lived.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2014/02/good-news-about-improving-deficits-will-be-short-lived
The United States lost an estimated $1.8 trillion in revenues through tax expenditures in 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/6-key-charts-on-tax-breaks
This piece examines spending on veterans within the budget and outlines the factors that have pushed it higher in recent years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/04/spending-on-veterans-in-the-budget
Federal spending for international affairs, which supports American diplomacy and development aid, is a small portion of the U.S. budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/04/how-much-does-the-government-spend-on-international-affairs
These charts illustrate some of the biggest fiscal policy stories from 2017.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/12/ten-charts-that-sum-up-this-year-in-fiscal-news
Significant damage was done to America’s fiscal outlook over the past year.
Defense spending by the United States accounted for nearly 40 percent of military expenditures by countries around the world in 2023.