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How Debt Got to 100% of GDP: A From Riches to Rags Update
Read moreSince gross national debt crossed $40 trillion last month – and the more meaningful debt held by the public as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)... -
Medicaid Could Save from Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing, but the Amount is Uncertain
Read moreA group of researchers recently estimated that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed Generating Cost Reductions for US Medicaid... -
Improving Accountability in Medicaid Medical Loss Ratios
Read moreManaged care organizations (MCOs) – private insurance plans that operate the program under contract from the state – enroll over three quarters of the... -
Paying the Cost of GLP-1s
Read moreGLP-1s, or the glucagon-like peptide-1 class of drugs, have attracted widespread public attention for their significant weight-loss results and... -
National Health Expenditures Continue to Rise
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the latest National Health Expenditures (NHEs) projections, estimating health... -
Part D Costs on the Rise Due to IRA's Benefit Redesign
Read moreThe Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) Medicare Part D drug benefit redesign will cost much more than originally estimated, according to the... -
Health Fraud Bill Would Save $168 Billion
Read moreWhen it comes to fighting fraud, sometimes you have to spend money to save money. Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX)... -
Principles for Fighting Waste, Fraud, Errors, and Abuse in Reconciliation
Read moreAs the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce... -
Intergovernmental Transfers (IGTs) Can Inflate Federal Medicaid Matching Funds
Read moreThe Medicaid program provides health insurance to roughly 70 million lower-income Americans and is jointly financed by states and the federal... -
Reconciliation 3.0 Should Be For Deficit Reduction
Read moreAs lawmakers begin discussions over advancing a third budget reconciliation bill in the 119 th Congress, they should keep focus on the country’s... -
Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2026 Reports
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, finding that both programs have significantly worse financial outlooks... -
Medicare Advantage in the Hot Seat
Read moreRecent actions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could help reduce the estimated $1.3 trillion in Medicare Advantage (MA)...