Explainers
Jan 21, 2021
Budget Basics: Medicaid
This budget explainer describes what Medicaid is, how it is financed, and who benefits from it.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-medicaid
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Programs & Projects
Jan 13, 2021
The Current Federal Deficit and Debt
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the latest data for Fiscal Year 2020, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
Charts
Jan 12, 2021
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
Charts
Jan 12, 2021
Health Spending Paid by Medicaid
Medicaid finances about one-third of all home health and nursing home care spending in the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0095_medicaid_home_health
Charts
Jan 11, 2021
Medicare Covers a Large Portion of National Health Costs
Medicare covers more than 40 percent of the nation's home health care bills and more than 20 percent of most other health services.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0092_medicare_share_costs
Explainers
Jan 11, 2021
Budget Basics: National Defense
The United States spent $686 billion on national defense during fiscal year (FY) 2019 according to the Office of Management and Budget, which amounts to 15 percent of the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense
Charts
Jan 11, 2021
The Composition of Medicare Spending over Time
Hospital expenses are the largest category of Medicare spending, but their share has fallen over time.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0089_composition_medicare_payments
Charts
Jan 11, 2021
Medicare lifetime benefits & taxes by decade of birth
On average, Medicare benefits far exceed taxes over an individual’s lifetime.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0197_Medicare_lifetime_benefits
Blog Posts
Jan 8, 2021
What to Know About the Second Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
On December 27, 2020, the federal government enacted a relief package that included a second round of Economic Impact Payments (often referred to as “stimulus payments”) to Americans.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/01/what-to-know-about-the-second-coronavirus-stimulus-checks
Blog Posts
Dec 17, 2020
State Tax Revenues Took a Hit in the Wake of the Pandemic
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic took hold, economic activity slowed and tax revenues in most states began to decline.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/12/state-tax-revenues-took-a-hit-in-the-wake-of-the-pandemic