The Congressional Budget Office earlier this week said this year's deficit is likely to be about one-third the size it was in 2009, when the Great Recession bottomed out. A recovering economy is the main reason for the deficit's improvement, but moderating healthcare costs have also contributed.
Reining in healthcare costs key to trimming deficit
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