Medicare Covers a Large Portion of National Health Costs
Medicare covers over 20 percent of most healthcare services.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0092_medicare_share_costs
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Medicare covers over 20 percent of most healthcare services.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0092_medicare_share_costs
Let’s take a closer look at the key components of the Senate Republican infrastructure proposal, highlighting some of the differences between it and the American Jobs Plan in terms of scope and potential pay-fors.
There's ongoing discussion in Washington about making changes to Medicaid. Learn more about the program.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/07/five-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-medicaid
Compared to historical trends and other advanced economies, corporate tax revenues in the United States are low.
InDebtEd (short for "in-debt education") is a joint campaign by PGPF and MTV's campus network, mtvU, to alert college students to the personal and governmental dangers of financial irresponsibility. The program encourages students to take action to secure their futures. The campaign's aim is to empower young people to protect themselves financially and to work together to advocate government fiscal responsibility in order to change the course of the nation's future.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation launches an original series of interactive data visualizations that are a new way to look at our national fiscal picture.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/press-advisory-a-new-way-to-look-at-our-national-debt
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for January 2024.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-january-2024
"Sound fiscal policy can make it easier for the Fed to bring inflation down without pushing the economy into a recession," writes Ben Ritz.
When the US government reaches its debt ceiling, the Treasury can use a variety of accounting maneuvers, known as “extraordinary measures” to keep the federal government from defaulting on its debts.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/06/what-are-the-treasurys-extraordinary-measures-on-the-debt-ceiling
"The single most crucial ingredient in a successful commission is complete buy-in from the leadership of both parties," writes Brian Riedl