Figure 7.7 shows that the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that less than half of the future increase

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Figure 7.7 shows that the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that less than half of the future increase in spending on Medicare and Medicaid as a percentage of GDP will be due to the aging of the population. What factors explain most of the increase?

Data given in Figure 7.7

Federal spending as a percentage of GDP 20% 15 10 5 0 2014 2024 2034 2044 Effect of excess cost growth Effect

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780135801741

8th Edition

Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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