# to plan future income and spending

America's Fiscal Future » GAO takes a big-picture look at the nation’s fiscal condition and offers resources to help policymakers get the nation on a more sustainable fiscal path. Gao.gov

What Is a Budget? Plus 10 Budgeting Myths Holding You Back » A budget is an estimation of revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time and is usually compiled and re-evaluated on a periodic basis. Investopedia.com

What to Know about Medicare Spending and Financing | KFF » This brief provides an overview of Medicare spending and financing, based on the most recent historical and projected data from the Medicare Trustees and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The brief highlights trends in Medicare spending and key drivers of spending growth, including higher enrollment, growth in health care costs, and increases in payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Kff.org

FACT SHEET: The American Families Plan | The White House » Today, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, an investment in our kids, our families, and our economic future. In March, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan, which continues to provide immediate relief to American families and communities. Approximately 161 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have gone out to households, schools… Whitehouse.gov

A joint account with my future self: Self‐continuity facilitates adjustment of present spending to future income changes » Is consumers' present spending influenced by future changes in their income? From an economic perspective, consumers should reduce present spending when anticipating a future income decrease and boos… Myscp.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Looking Beyond Income and Education: Socioeconomic Status Gradients Among Future High-Cost Users of Health Care - PubMed » Findings suggest that addressing social determinants of health, such as food and housing security, may be important components of interventions aiming to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Improving Economic Growth: Cut Spending or Raise Taxes? - IMF F&D Magazine » A new study offers more evidence that cutting spending is less harmful to economic growth than raising taxes. Imf.org

Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40 » We chart future scenarios for health spending and its relationship with UHC. Ensuring that all countries have sustainable pooled health resources is crucial to the achievement of UHC. Thelancet.com