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Fiscal and Health Care Challenges

GAO-08-158CG Published: Oct 03, 2007. Publicly Released: Oct 03, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the KPMG Partners' Meeting in Arlington, VA, on October 3, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: federal spending for mandatory and discretionary programs, the growing fiscal burden, health care spending, improvements to financial reporting, and potential health care reform approaches.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care programsIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidMedicarePerformance measures