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CBO Releases 2022 Budget Options Report
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2023 to 2032 report this week, outlining 76 policy options and...
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Making Trust Funds Solvent Would Substantially Reduce Debt Growth
In July, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that federal debt held by the public would nearly double as a share of the economy over three...
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Increased Year-End Health Care Spending Could Worsen Inflation
Policymakers are currently discussing a number of policy changes for potential inclusion in an end-of-year package attached to government funding that...
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Maya MacGuineas: Here’s A Blueprint For Tackling America’s Crippling National Debt
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Year-End Borrowing Could Worsen Deficits and Inflation
With inflation surging and debt approaching record levels, policymakers should avoid worsening the deficit and should at least pledge to add no new...
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CBO Offers Approaches to Reduce Commercial Health Prices
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report discussing different policy approaches to reducing the prices paid by commercial...
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New York Times Highlights Need to Improve Medicare Advantage
A recent investigation published in The New York Times highlights the need for Medicare Advantage (MA) improvements by calling attention to widespread...
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Legislation to Bring Transparency to MA Introduced
Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced legislation this week that would require Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to provide data on supplemental...
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New MA Bill Would Increase Medicare Costs
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (HR 3173). The legislation would place requirements on...
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Year-End 'Extenders' Could Worsen Deficits and Inflation
With inflation surging and debt approaching record levels, policymakers might make the fiscal situation even worse in an end-of-the-year fiscal...
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Congress Should not Increase Health Costs in CR
Congress is currently discussing a number of policy changes to increase Medicare and other health payments. In total, these changes could cost up to...
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House Group Requests President Biden Fully Repeal Rebate Rule
A group of House Members, led by Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jared Golden (D-ME), sent a letter to President Biden calling for the...