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Feb 26, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans

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Oct 22, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Would Medicare for All Require a Middle-Class Tax Hike?

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Mar 17, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Choices for Financing Medicare for All

Proposals to adopt a single-payer health care system – commonly called Medicare for All – have become increasingly popular. Such proposals, which...
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Mar 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Policymakers Should Act Quickly and Responsibly to Boost the Economy

For Immediate Release The threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has spooked markets and appears likely to significantly weaken the economy...
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Mar 4, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Lawmakers Release Emergency Funding Request on Coronavirus

Appropriators released today their $8.3 billion emergency funding bill to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak, $5.8 billion more than the $2...
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Mar 2, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

How Will Candidate Plans Affect Total Health Costs?

We recently updated our estimates of the budgetary impacts of health care reform plans put forward by 2020 presidential candidates Joe Biden,...
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Feb 26, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans

Senator Bernie Sanders released a new set of proposals to offset the cost of his health care plan this week. Based on these new proposals,...
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Feb 26, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

New Infographics on 2020 Candidates' Health Plans

We have updated these infographics – originally published on February 7 – to reflect a new set of proposals released on February 24 by Senator...
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Feb 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

The President's Budget Saves Medicare $600 Billion While Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs

Last year, numerous politicians and outlets repeated the false and misleading claim that the President’s FY 2020 budget cut Medicare benefits by $845...
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Dec 20, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Budget Deal Shows Bipartisan Failure of Leadership

For Immediate Release Later today, President Trump is expected to sign into law a $1.4 trillion spending package, appropriated through two...
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Dec 18, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Appropriations Deal Will Cost $2.1 Trillion Over 20 Years

The appropriations deal's numerous deficit-increasing policies, most notably its permanent repeal of three Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes,...
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