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Aug 7, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Senate Finance Prescription Drug Bill Would Reduce Deficits by $100 Billion

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Jul 29, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Letter: Nearly 100 Experts Warn Against Cadillac Tax Repeal

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Aug 9, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Letter to Finance Committee: Thank You For Working to Reduce Health Costs

Below is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to leaders of the Senate Finance...

Aug 7, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Senate Finance Prescription Drug Bill Would Reduce Deficits by $100 Billion

The Senate Finance Committee recently approved by a 19-9 vote a prescription drug bill, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, that the...

Jul 29, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Letter: Nearly 100 Experts Warn Against Cadillac Tax Repeal

A group of nearly 100 distinguished health and economic policy experts from across the ideological spectrum joined together to warn the Senate...

Jul 16, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

House Should Reject Another Deficit-Financed Tax Cut

For Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a permanent repeal of the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance...

Jun 13, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Lawmakers Shouldn't Repeal Cadillac Tax Without Substantial Offsets

A bill to repeal the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance plans may soon get a vote on the House floor. This tax was an important part of the...

May 29, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Senate HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft to Reduce Health Care Costs

The leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee recently released the Lower Health Care Costs Act, a discussion...

May 13, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Analysis of the 2019 Medicare Trustees' Report

The Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for the next 75 years. The Trustees...

Apr 19, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security

Quick Take: Social Security & Medicare Headed For Insolvency in 16 & 7 Years

The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of their programs. Both reports show the programs need...

Mar 12, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

Does the President's Budget Slash Medicare by $845 Billion?

President Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget released Monday has been met with significant criticism, especially from us. But one of the...