Doug Elmendorf
Doug Elmendorf
happened raising relative stimulus
Yes. We do think that the stimulus package is raising GDP and raising employment relative to what would have happened otherwise.
federal
The outlook for the Federal budget is bleak.
amount federal health necessary reduce responsibility sort spending trajectory
We do not see the sort of fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of federal health spending by a significant amount and, on the contrary, the legislation significantly expands the federal responsibility for health care costs.