Sanders to Introduce Single-Payer Bill – How Much Will It Cost?
Tomorrow, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is expected to introduce a single-payer health care bill (“Medicare for All”). The legislation also has...
Health Care
The ACA's Cost-Sharing Reductions (CSRs): A Primer
As policymakers move on from the "repeal and replace" debate on the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), one of the subjects that repeatedly...
Problem Solvers Caucus Finds Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus last week released a plan to stabilize the individual insurance market and make other changes to health care...
CBO: Drug Importation Saves $1 Billion Per Year
A recently overlooked part of the health reform debate has been how to control rising costs. One way to do so would be to lower the price of...
Comparing "Repeal and Replace" Bills
Note (7/27/17): This blog has been updated to reflect the Congressional Budget Office's score of a hypothetical "skinny repeal" bill with additional...
CBO's Score of the Latest Senate Health Bill
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). This version includes...
Resources on the Evolving Health Care Debate
With the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) losing support in the Senate on Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)...
Is CBO's Math on the BCRA Wrong Because It Uses Faulty Numbers?
The White House tweeted out a video Wednesday saying "the Congressional Budget Office's [CBO] math doesn't add up" because they use "faulty numbers...
Long-Term Estimate: Senate Health Care Bill Could Save $2.1 Trillion Over 20 Years
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Senate health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), would save $321 billion...
4 Ideas That Should Be Considered For Any Health Reform Package
It is unclear whether the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) – the Senate GOP's proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "...