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The Government Covers a Growing Share of Health Spending
The portion of health spending paid by the government is growing.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0090-composition-health-spending
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The portion of health spending paid by the government is growing.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0090-composition-health-spending
Prescription drug costs have increased significantly over the past several decades.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0319-prescription-drug-costs
Government health insurance is paying for a larger share of prescription drug expenditures.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0320-prescription-drug-costs-composition
Federal budget deficits are projected to be high despite low unemployment.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0306-high-deficits-low-unemployment
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation designed the Solutions Initiative, which asked six organizations representing the wide scope of American political thought to develop comprehensive plans for putting the country on a fiscally sustainable long-term path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-2011-fiscal-summit-the-solutions-initiative
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
Despite a growing economy and low unemployment, federal budget deficits are projected to grow over the next 10 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/01/five-charts-that-summarize-cbos-budget-and-economic-outlook
"The deficit has essentially doubled in just one year. That’s very alarming, but the fact that the deficit grew so much during a time of economic growth is an even more serious warning sign for our nation’s future."
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/10/peterson-foundation-statement-as-deficit-soars
“Voters understand that making progress on our national debt would help their economic prospects,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/03/30/fci-press-release
The United States ranks 13th in quality of overall infrastructure according to the World Economic Forum.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0215_infrastructure-ranking-by-country-world-economic-forum