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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Deficit Projections Likely To Reduce 'Grand Bargain' Pressure
The Congressional Budget Office reports the deficit is shrinking at a faster-than-expected rate this year. Medicare and Medicaid outlays are smaller than anticipated, and health care cost increases appear to have slowed. The numbers are expected to lessen the momentum to cut spending on Medicare and other entitlement programs.
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