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.
The economic turbulence in the United Kingdom demonstrates that fiscal responsibility is increasingly important in an era of high inflation and rising interest rates.
Economists don’t always agree — but there is a wide consensus developing that the United States is in store for rapid economic growth.
Learn more about the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in our 2012-2014 Progress Report, which highlights our work over the past three years.
Let's take a closer look at a few key characteristics of Treasury borrowing that can affect its budgetary cost.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/08/how-does-the-treasury-issue-debt
Spending on healthcare in the United States has far outpaced other major healthcare systems without yielding better outcomes.
Today, Peterson Foundation President & CEO Michael A. Peterson testified before the Senate Budget Committee on ways to reform the federal budget process.
Real GDP could have contracted by an annualized 46.2 percent in the second quarter if there had not been any fiscal response.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/04/how-did-the-fiscal-response-to-the-coronavirus-help-the-economy
An analysis of the findings, and the official Foundation statement from President and CEO Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/pgpf-analysis-statement-on-cbo-january-2016-budget-economic-outlook
These charts tell the fiscal story of 2021 — looking back at how our fiscal situation deteriorated over the past year and what challenges lie ahead.