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State and Local Health Spending
Health expenditures of state and local governments are projected to crowd out non-health spending.
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Health expenditures of state and local governments are projected to crowd out non-health spending.
As Congressional leaders and the President discuss a potential temporary solution to the current fights over the government shutdown and the debt ceiling, the repeated cycle of lurching from crisis to crisis has significant costs to the U.S. economy, according to a new report released today.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/new-study-measures-the-high-cost-of-crisis-driven-government
Healthcare costs in the U.S. have increased drastically over the past several decades.
High-income households earn a disproportionate share of pre-tax income and pay an even larger share of total federal taxes.
The U.S. tax system is progressive, with higher-income taxpayers facing higher tax rates.
All income groups pay taxes, but overall the U.S. tax system is progressive.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0210_distribution_of_taxes
The Bipartisan Policy Center proposal is the first in a series of reports that will be released over the next several months that examines different ways to bring the budget back into balance and reduce the country’s mounting debt burden.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/restoring-america%E2%80%99s-future
Total U.S. health spending (public and private) is projected to rise to nearly one-fifth of the economy by 2025.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0056_health-care-costs-proj
The portion of health spending paid by the government is growing.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0090-composition-health-spending