“If the U.S. can get private health care costs under control, federal budget deficits will not rise uncontrollably in the future, according to an updated analysis released today by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). CEPR’s interactive Health Care Budget Deficit Calculator allows users to see that the bulk of projected U.S. budget deficits would disappear if the U.S. had the same per person health care costs as any of 30 other countries, all of which enjoy longer life expectancies than the U.S.”