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Fiscal, Social Security, and Health Care Challenges

GAO-07-345CG Published: Jan 07, 2007. Publicly Released: Jan 07, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the Awakening Conference in Sea Island, GA, on January 7, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: the growing fiscal burden, 21st century challenges, economic security in retirement, and social security and medicare challenges and reforms.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Budget administrationBudget deficitDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic policiesFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care programsHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidMedicarePerformance measuresProgram evaluationRetirementRetirement incomeStrategic planning