The Deficit and Health Care

Source: Knowedge@Wharton, September 25, 2013 LDI Executive Director and Senior Fellow Dan Polsky is quoted in a Knowledge@Wharton article that analyzes the U.S. deficit’s decrease to the lowest level since 2008. Polsky notes that will some elements the drive the deficit are one-time shots, there is evidence that some recent declines in health care costs could be longer lasting.