This exercise contributes to its technical support to the Trustees in the preparation of their annual report to the Congress about the financial solvency of the Medicare programme. In addition, CMS prepares a report on the past financial trends and projected outlook for Medicaid, which provides an insight into the nature of Medicaid cost trends and is a useful source of information for policy makers and budget analysts. The CMS projections do, however, represent the official health care projection of the U.S. government. These projections are intended, in part, to provide a broader context for the actuarial projections of Medicare and Medicaid.