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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.
No, President Biden Has Not Implemented Historic Deficit Reduction
While President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget calls for $1.05 trillion of welcomed deficit reduction, the Administration has largely been...
Breaking Down the Proposals in the President's FY 2023 Budget
Last week, the Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget proposal, outlining some of President Biden's tax and spending...
7 Takeaways from the President's FY 2023 Budget
President Biden released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request this week, and there is a lot to unpack (see our full analysis). Below are seven key...
An Overview of the President's FY 2023 Budget
Moments ago, the Biden Administration unveiled its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget proposal, outlining some of the President’s tax and spending...
Can Post-Acute Care Reforms Save the Medicare Trust Fund?
The Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund will be insolvent within five years according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the...
What We Hope to See in the President's FY 2023 Budget
President Biden is slated to release his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget proposal on March 28. The President's budget is meant to provide a roadmap for...
It Should Be Easy to Offset Additional COVID Funds
The White House has made the case for additional funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – in particular to purchase vaccines, treatments, testing, and...
How Much Student Debt Has Already Been Cancelled?
Though some policymakers continue to propose cancelling some, most, or all student debt, a great deal of student debt has already effectively been...
MedPAC Releases 2022 Medicare Report
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its biannual report yesterday. The report includes analysis and recommendations to improve...
What's in the FY 2022 Omnibus Bill?
Last week, Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, which sets appropriations levels and allocations for the remainder...
Time to Wind Down Remaining COVID Relief
Though most COVID relief has already been spent, several policies continue to provide ongoing financial support and could be renewed again by Congress...
Heritage Foundation Releases 2022 Budget Blueprint
The Heritage Foundation recently released their 2022 Budget Blueprint, a list of over 200 specific policy proposals that would “roll back excessive...