2017 Fiscal Summit Media Advisory
Set against the backdrop of a new political, policy and economic landscape, the 2017 Fiscal Summit will explore the connection between the legislative agenda and our growing national debt.
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Set against the backdrop of a new political, policy and economic landscape, the 2017 Fiscal Summit will explore the connection between the legislative agenda and our growing national debt.
Recent budget reforms have not significantly improved the nation’s long-term fiscal outlook, according to a report released today by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Across the political spectrum, there are many policy options that could address our fiscal challenges and build a stronger, more sustainable economic future.
“Debt matters because our fiscal irresponsibility threatens the economic future of every American,” said Michael Peterson, Chairman and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2018/05/2018-fiscal-summit-press-release
Medicare covers over 20 percent of most healthcare services.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0092_medicare_share_costs
Medicaid finances almost one-fifth of healthcare spending in the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0095_medicaid_home_health
Over the past 50 years, the share of Medicare spending on hospital expenses has declined the most while the share spent on prescription drugs has increased the most
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0089_composition_medicare_payments
Prior to 2020, the median real income for families in the United States had been increasing for 5 consecutive years.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0213_stagnant_median_income
Blacks and Hispanics have much higher poverty rates than other groups.
Full-time male workers earn more than full-time female workers