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The Fiscal & Economic Challenge
Discover why our fiscal health and economic strength are so closely tied, and why it is important to get the deficit under control and work toward a balanced budget.
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Multimedia
Video: A Strong Fiscal Foundation for Economic Growth
How does a solid fiscal foundation help support a growing, thriving economy?
https://www.pgpf.org/multimedia/a-strong-fiscal-foundation-for-economic-growth
Multimedia
Interactive Map: Variations in Healthcare Costs
This interactive map shows Medicare spending per beneficiary, which varies significantly across the U.S.
https://www.pgpf.org/multimedia/2013-interactive-map-variations-in-healthcare-costs
Events
Dangers of Debt: How Our Fiscal Outlook Threatens The Economy
This panel convened voices from the private sector and academia to analyze the risk that high and rising debt poses to our economic future.
Explainers
Finding Solutions: Healthcare
Learn why healthcare costs are increasing, how Medicare and Medicaid affect the total costs, and some options for lowering the costs while improving outcomes
Programs & Projects
Voters' Fiscal Guide 2020
With the national debt at $25 trillion and counting, the nation’s fiscal health is a key issue for the 2020 campaign.
Press Releases & Statements
Sep 9, 2009
Health Care Bill: Coverage Gain, Fiscal Pain
A mixed picture emerges from a new study commissioned by the Peter G.Peterson Foundation on America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200).
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2009/09/health-care-bill-coverage-gain-fiscal-pain
Press Releases & Statements
Dec 14, 2009
PGPF Discusses Study Comparing Long-Term Costs of Current Health Care Legislation
The study examines the most recent version of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the House-passed Affordable Health Care for America Act, and it provides the first long-term comparative analysis of the costs of the House and Senate health care reform legislation.
Analysis
Sep 17, 2010
The Financial Condition of Medicare
Medicare’s financial problems affect the entire budget, and are largely responsible for projected increases in federal deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-financial-condition-of-medicare
Analysis
Oct 25, 2010
Census Bureau Report on Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage