Why are Prescription Drug Prices Rising and How Do They Affect the U.S. Fiscal Outlook?
The rising cost of drugs has significant implications not only for Americans who rely on medications, but also for our nation's budget and fiscal outlook.
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The rising cost of drugs has significant implications not only for Americans who rely on medications, but also for our nation's budget and fiscal outlook.
Significant damage was done to America’s fiscal outlook over the past year.
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
Federal programs that invest in children are not only critical to the health and well-being of the youngest Americans, but they can also provide long-term benefits to the nation’s economy.
Voters are deeply concerned about interest costs eating up more and more of the federal budget.
Here are five key takeaways from CBO’s latest projections that show the path of federal revenues, spending, and debt through 2050.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/new-cbo-report-pandemic-accelerates-existing-fiscal-challenges
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking in an interview, said that now is the time to start addressing our $34 trillion and rising national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/02/fed-chair-powell-its-past-time-to-address-our-national-debt
Projections of the long-term budget outlook have deteriorated significantly since last year.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/07/four-key-takeaways-from-the-long-term-budget-outlook
Federal debt is already at its highest level since 1950 and is projected to climb to 152 percent of GDP under current law by 2048 — by far an all-time high.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/06/four-key-takeaways-from-the-cbo-2018-long-term-outlook
In FY23 the federal government officially incurred a budget deficit of $1.7 trillion — about $320 billion higher than last year's amount.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/americas-underlying-deficit-doubled-in-fiscal-year-2023