Budget Basics: Medicare
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
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Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
Once we have a plan in place that reduces spending and increases revenues, a strong annual budget process for the government would help us stay on track.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/fixing-the-budget-process
The job will be a combination of creating content for distribution by the Foundation and developing and managing grants to further the mission of the Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/about/careers/careers-research-associate
Social Security is an important program that is part of the fabric of America. We must ensure that Social Security is available for future generations.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/making-social-security-sustainable
America faces a growing crisis. Our federal government has accumulated a $13.6 trillion debt over the last few decades, and this debt is expected to grow significantly in coming years.
What is a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and how would it work in practice?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/balanced-budget-amendment-pros-and-cons
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
Here are principles for reform to help ensure that our budget process is conducive to fiscally responsible policymaking.
The nation's long-term fiscal outlook is unsustainable. Publicly held debt currently equals 70 percent of gross domestic product, the most common measure of an economy's size.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/introduction
Higher short- and long-term Treasury rates mean that the federal government's borrowing costs will also rise.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2024/09/higher-interest-rates-and-the-national-debt