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Government Spending on Health Care Benefits and Programs: A Data Brief (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date June 16, 2008
Report Number RS22898
Report Type Report
Authors Jennifer Jenson, Domestic Social Policy Divison
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

In a country where health spending accounts for more than 16% of gross domestic product (GDP), health care costs and spending are often described as a problem for consumers and their families; for employers that provide (or seek to provide) health benefits; and for government, which finances a mix of health care services, health research and training, and health safety programs. To describe government spending on health care benefits and programs, this report presents data from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).