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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)... -
States Exploit SDP Grandfathering, Driving Up Medicaid Costs
Read moreThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) included important reforms to limit states’ costly use of State Directed Payments (SDPs) in the Medicaid... -
Break Glass: A Plan for the Next Economic Shock
Read moreThe U.S. has never experienced an economic shock as indebted as we are today. Recessions and other economic shocks are inevitable. Although the timing... -
90% of Spending Growth Will Come From Health, Retirement, Veterans, & Interest
Read moreOver the coming decade, the vast majority of growth in federal government spending will come from just four parts of the federal budget: Social... -
CMS Final Rule Closes Medicaid Loophole
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicaid rule, last week, which closes an especially egregious loophole that allowed...