title: Educated guesswork.
abstract: Just about everyone applauds the use of cost estimates for federal programs as a way to curb the federal government's tendency to spend in the face of rising budget deficits. But a nagging question arises: Just how good are these cost estimates?
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kosterlitz
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D005544:Forecasting / Q000379:methods*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D017059:Models, Econometric; D014481:United States