Actuarial Studies

The Office of the Actuary in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from time to time conducts studies on various aspects of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The available studies include the following:

• Medicare Financial Status, Budget Impact, and Sustainability—Which Concept is Which?
• Actuarial Report on the Financial Outlook for Medicaid
• Estimated Impact of Health Care Reform Proposals
• Analysis of volume-and-intensity response to a price change for physicians' services.
• Analysis of expenses in the last year of life.