Rising Healthcare Costs
Healthcare costs in the U.S. have increased drastically over the past several decades.
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Healthcare costs in the U.S. have increased drastically over the past several decades.
According to the report, reaching primary balance would require a reduction of $255 billion in the projected deficit in 2015.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cap-shows-what-it-might-take-to-balance-the-budget
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
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
“No review of the state of our union is complete without acknowledging our nation’s high and rising debt," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
United States per capita healthcare spending is nearly three times the average of other developed countries.
Peter G. Peterson releases a statement on sequestration.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/statement-from-foundation-chairman-pete-peterson-on-sequestration
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