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Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
A Flat-Rate COLA for Social Security
As part of our Trust Fund Solutions Initiative, which introduces novel ideas to shore up the Social Security, Medicare, and Highway programs, we...
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 6/11/26: On April 30, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, ending a partial shutdown that began on February...
Large Benefit Cuts Loom for Social Security
The Social Security retirement program is just six years from insolvency, according to the program’s trustees. At that point, the law requires...
CMS Proposes Site-Neutral and 340B Reform
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its proposed Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule that...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2027
The appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The...
Maya MacGuineas on The Atlantic's "The David Frum Show"
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently joined The Atlantic's "The David Frum Show" podcast with host David Frum...
What's in the House FY 2027 Budget Resolution?
The House Budget Committee released a Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget resolution today. Unlike a typical budget resolution, which outlines spending and...
12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.8 Trillion in June 2026
The federal government has borrowed $1.8 trillion over the past 12 months based on the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
CBO Estimates Proposed EV Fee Will Raise $12 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an estimate of the potential revenue from a registration fee on Electric Vehicles (EVs) included in the...
Tell the Truth About Social Security: Featured Media Coverage
Tallahassee Democrat: Here is when Florida SSA benefits checks will go out in July NJ Digest: NJ Could Lose $554 a Month in Social Security by 2032...
Principles for Fighting Waste, Fraud, Errors, and Abuse in Reconciliation
As the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce...
Saving MEDICARE Act Would Dramatically Reduce MA Overpayments
Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 44 cosponsors recently introduced the Saving Medicare Enrollees from Deceptive Insurers and Creating Ample...