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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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Feb 18, 2017

Spending on elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiaries is high

Elderly and disabled beneficiaries make up a majority of Medicaid spending.


https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0094_spending_medicaid_beneficiaries

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Jun 22, 2019

Uninsured Rate for Children

The percentage of children without health insurance has declined since 1997.


https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0250_uninsured_children

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Sep 3, 2019

Medical Spending Grows with Age

Medical spending increases rapidly with age.


https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0020_medical-spending-by-age

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Jan 9, 2020

Medicaid and CHIP Cover over One-Third of American Children

Over one-third of American children are covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).


https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0097_children_medicaid_chip