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Replace or remove over_the_counter_health_expenses as a hard target #739

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over_the_counter_health_expenses is currently calibrated using a Consumer Expenditure Survey benchmark. If we keep this target, it should be replaced with a broader official macro proxy or removed.

Why the current target is weak:

  • CE is survey-based.
  • CMS NHEA has a broader official category for non-prescription drugs and medical sundries (other non-durable medical products).
  • Even that NHEA category is not a pure administrative total and is broader than the current model variable, so this may be better handled as a diagnostic or removed entirely.

Proposed change:

  • Either replace over_the_counter_health_expenses with an explicitly documented NHEA other non-durable medical products proxy, or remove it from the hard calibration target set.

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