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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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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.
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May 29, 2014
2014 Social Security & Medicare Trustees Reports
The 2014 Trustees Reports make clear that essential programs, like Social Security and Medicare, are on an unsustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/2014-social-security-medicare-trustees-reports
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May 27, 2015
Budget Basics: More Stop-and-Go Financing of Highway Trust Fund
The lack of a long-term solution for federal funding for transportation creates uncertainty, which is disruptive for the planning of construction projects.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/more-stop-and-go-financing-of-highway-trust-fund
Infographics
Oct 10, 2018
Infographic: U.S. Healthcare Spending
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-us-healthcare-spending
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Sep 16, 2019
How Do We Measure Poverty? Is There a Better Way to Do It?
A key assessment of poverty in America is the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), which is calculated by the United States Census Bureau using a range of income and economic data.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-do-we-measure-poverty-and-is-there-a-better-way-to-do-it
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Feb 12, 2020
Budget Basics: The National Flood Insurance Program
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is run by the federal government to reduce the impact of flooding on private and public structures.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-national-flood-insurance-program
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May 7, 2020
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Say Their Incomes Have Taken a Hit from the Pandemic
The latest Financial Times-Peterson Foundation US Economic Monitor reveals that the coronavirus pandemic is financially impacting the vast majority of Americans, and there is broad-based support for federal response measures.