Mandatory Spending Is Growing over Time
Mandatory programs and interest costs will take over more of the federal budget, squeezing discretionary programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0156_mandatory_discretionary_pies
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Mandatory programs and interest costs will take over more of the federal budget, squeezing discretionary programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0156_mandatory_discretionary_pies
Despite higher healthcare spending per capita, the U.S. generally does not have better health outcomes.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0252_health_outcomes_spending
U.S. health care spending is highly focused on the costliest patients.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0209_healthcare_spending_focused
The United States spends more on defense than the next 9 countries combined.
Most options to increase revenues relate to the payroll tax, since that is where most funding for the trust fund stems from today.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/10/strengthening-medicare-options-to-increase-revenues
Federal Spending in the federal budget can be divided into three categories: mandatory, discretionary, and interest. Learn how these categories have changed over time.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget/spending
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
The U.S. spent more on interest on the national debt than it has on other national priorities over the past decade.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0308_interest_spending_priorities
Discretionary spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0177_discretionary_low_levels
The U.S. spends twice as much on prescription drugs as other comparatively wealthy nations, on average.