President Obama’s eighth and final budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year would raise health spending to $1.1 trillion, according to an analysis by the Washington Post.
Much of that increase comes from non-discretionary programs, particularly Medicare, whose budget increases with just about every baby boomer who retires.
However, the president is also using the budget, which is unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled Congress, as a way to highlight ambitious health initiatives. Some of them are costly, but others are aimed at saving the government money.
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