Fiscal and Health Care Challenges
GAO-08-338CG
Published: Dec 05, 2007. Publicly Released: Dec 05, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the National Conference on Health Care Consumerism on December 5, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: composition of federal spending, the growing fiscal burden, health care spending, health insurance policies, and potential health care reform approaches.
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Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care programsHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidMedicarePerformance measuresProgram evaluationSpending legislation