The National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) estimates that in  2015, ... funds only, K–12 education still constitutes the largest portion of state  spending. ... Direct state and local spending on general government increased  from ... Rising health care costs combined with an aging population will likely be  a ...
Dec 10, 2018 ... Health services spending growth slowed a bit in recent quarters. Year over year  growth in health services spending by quarter, 2010 - 2018. Created .... Relative  contributions to total national health expenditures, 2017 .... Spending on public  health has increased, particularly by state and local governments ...
Jun 22, 2018 ... Average annual growth in Medicare per capita spending was 1.5 percent ... In  2017, Medicare spending accounted for 15 percent of the federal budget (Figure  1). Medicare plays a major role in the health care system, accounting for 20 .... ( 15 percent), and state payments for beneficiaries dually eligible for ...
Aug 23, 2017 ... A decade since the Great Recession hit, state spending on public colleges and ...  The funding decline has contributed to higher tuition and reduced quality on ...  For the average student, increases in federal student aid and the .... New Mexico  State University reduced employee health services and other ...
May 16, 2018 ... The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the ... In  other words, the federal government dedicates resources of nearly 8 ... and our  own extrapolations, major federal health spending will rise from 5.4 ... billion in  2028), the deduction for contributions to Medical or Health Savings ...
Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget.