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Mar 1, 2012

Budget Basics: The Elements

Controlling our structural budget deficits will require major changes in budget policy.

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/the-elements

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Sep 25, 2012

Issues in Brief: Who Benefits From Medicaid?

Most Medicaid dollars are spent on disabled and elderly beneficiaries, whose incomes and financial resources are low enough to qualify for the program.

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/who-benefits-from-medicaid

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Oct 4, 2012

Who Pays For Medicare? | Issues in Brief

Who Pays For Medicare?

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/who-pays-for-medicare

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Sep 28, 2013

Budget Basics: Healthcare Primer

The United States healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, and our healthcare costs are projected to keep rising. Despite these high costs, our health outcomes are generally no better than those of our peers, and in some cases are worse.

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/healthcare-primer

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May 3, 2016

U.S. Healthcare Spending Is Highly Focused

U.S. health care spending is highly focused on the costliest patients.

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0209_healthcare_spending_focused

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Oct 19, 2016

Projections of Federal Healthcare Spending as a Share of the Economy

Projections of federal healthcare spending have improved but are still climbing as a share of the economy.

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0200_healthcare_share_econ_proj

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Dec 21, 2016

Comparing Medicaid Enrollment and Spending by Type of Beneficiary

Medicaid provides health insurance to low-income Americans. Children make up nearly half of the program’s enrollment, but most spending is directed towards the elderly and disabled.

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0093_medicaid_demographics

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