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America's Fiscal Future

GAO-08-339CG Published: Dec 05, 2007. Publicly Released: Dec 05, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to The Annual Not For Profit Organization Symposium Greater Washington Society of CPA's, in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: the composition of federal spending, the growing fiscal burden, health care spending, sustainability challenges, challenges facing health care, and a three-pronged approach for moving forward.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget authorityBudget deficitDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesElderly personsFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPerformance measuresPolicy evaluation