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Spending on elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiaries is high
Elderly and disabled beneficiaries make up a majority of Medicaid spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0094_spending_medicaid_beneficiaries
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Elderly and disabled beneficiaries make up a majority of Medicaid spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0094_spending_medicaid_beneficiaries
Budget process rules like PAYGO help ensure that fiscal considerations are an important part of policymaking.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/01/the-house-is-returning-to-PAYGO
“The economy is growing, but so is the federal deficit, and that’s highly unusual.” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/04/fci-press-release
“The administration projects that the deficit is on track to hit $1 trillion this year, even though we are in a strong economy and low interest rate environment," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/07/peterson-foundation-statement-on-omb-mid-session-review
The budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in August reaffirm the perilous path of deficits and debt expected over the next decade.
The budget would achieve some deficit reduction on paper under the administration's calculations, but it fails to address the key drivers of our debt.
The State Budget Crisis Task Force released the first-ever comprehensive report detailing threats to states' fiscal sustainability and actions that can be taken to address them.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/state-budget-crisis-task-force-announcement
The report focuses on the fiscal conditions in six heavily populated states which together account for a third of the nation's population and almost 40 cents of every dollar in spending by state and local governments.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/state-budget-crisis-task-force
“Reaching $23 trillion in debt on Halloween is a scary milestone for our economy and the next generation, but Washington shows no fear," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Projections of federal healthcare spending have improved but are still climbing as a share of the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0200_healthcare_share_econ_proj