Why the American Healthcare System Underperforms
Healthcare in the United States is very expensive — but we don’t get what we pay for.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/07/why-the-american-healthcare-system-underperforms
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Healthcare in the United States is very expensive — but we don’t get what we pay for.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/07/why-the-american-healthcare-system-underperforms
Unlike the federal government, which currently records $30 trillion in debt, most state governments have balanced budget requirements (BBRs) for their operating budgets which only permit borrowing for certain capital projects.
Generally, states with larger populations have been receiving more federal dollars from COVID-19 relief programs as such states typically have more unemployed persons, small businesses, and healthcare providers to which that relief has been targeted.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/04/why-do-states-receive-different-amounts-of-federal-covid-aid
One key component of the $1.9 trillion package is an estimated $362 billion in federal aid to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments to cover expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency.
Responsible fiscal policy can play an important complementary role to monetary policy in helping to moderate inflation.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/03/how-can-fiscal-policy-help-reduce-inflation
A new report from The Volcker Alliance looks at fiscal practices at the state-government level.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/new-report-truth-and-integrity-in-state-budgeting
The U.S. economy was in its longest expansion since World War II. The pandemic, however, has altered that trajectory.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/05/how-the-coronavirus-has-affected-our-economic-outlook
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
The IMF estimates that real GDP in the United States will fall by 8 percent in 2020, according to the latest update to their World Economic Outlook report.
Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook, which offers a look at the nation’s fiscal health through 2052.