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Medicare Premium Issue Makes a Return
The recent announcement of a 0.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries does not just affect those on the program...
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Will Obamacare Be One of the Biggest Line Items in the Budget?
During the second presidential debate on October 9, Donald Trump said in response to a question about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), "It’s...
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Expanding Medical Deduction Would Add to Debt
Congress is at it again - proposing to extend tax breaks without paying for them, and add new ones in the process. Today, the House voted to expand...
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Health Care in CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook
Federal health care spending is one of the most important projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) recent Long-Term Budget Outlook since...
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Analyzing Clinton's Health and Education Expansions
Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently unveiled expansions of her proposals for higher education and...
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Latest Health Spending Projection Shows Higher Spending Growth Ahead
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its National Health Expenditure (NHE) projections for 2015-2025 last week. National health...
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Medicare Trustees Show Need for Reform
The Medicare Trustees released their latest report last week, along with the companion Social Security Trustees' report. The report estimates that...
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Prescriptions for Controlling Health Care Costs: Statement by Maya MacGuineas on House Republican Health Care Release
House Republicans took an important step today in issuing their recommendations for health care cost control in the proposal they released as part of...
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Maya MacGuineas: Paul Ryan’s Chance to Move Donald Trump on Entitlement Reform
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote a commentary that...
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Analysis of Donald Trump's Health Care Plan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released a health care reform plan entitled “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again.”
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Fact Sheet: How much money could Medicare save by negotiating prescription drug prices?
How much does Medicare Part D cost? Medicare Part D, which covers prescription drugs for the elderly, spent $62 billion last calendar year. With...
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CBO's New One-Stop Shop for Federal Spending on Health Insurance Coverage
CBO's March baseline is typically a brief update of budget projections for the next decade, but this year CBO has provided a new comprehensive look at...