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Fact Checking Medicare for All Claims from the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate
Read moreDuring the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential election cycle, former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor...
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How to Reduce Health Costs By $900 Billion
Read moreThere is no single magic bullet to rein in the high cost of health care for households, businesses, and governments. But lawmakers are currently...
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Letter to Finance Committee: Thank You For Working to Reduce Health Costs
Read moreBelow is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee...
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Senate Finance Prescription Drug Bill Would Reduce Deficits by $100 Billion
Read moreThe Senate Finance Committee recently approved by a 19-9 vote a prescription drug bill, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, that the...
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Letter: Nearly 100 Experts Warn Against Cadillac Tax Repeal
Read moreA group of nearly 100 distinguished health and economic policy experts from across the ideological spectrum joined together to warn the Senate against...
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House Should Reject Another Deficit-Financed Tax Cut
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a permanent repeal of the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance...
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Saving Social Security and Medicare Could Help Fix the Debt
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Long-Term Budget Outlook shows debt rising continuously as a share of the economy over the next 30 years and...
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Lawmakers Shouldn't Repeal Cadillac Tax Without Substantial Offsets
Read moreA 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...
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Senate HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft to Reduce Health Care Costs
Read moreThe leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee recently released the Lower Health Care Costs Act, a discussion...
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Analysis of the 2019 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for the next 75 years. The Trustees...
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Social Security Only 16 Years From Insolvency
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, showing the Medicare Part A trust fund will be insolvent in seven years...
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Quick Take: Social Security & Medicare Headed For Insolvency in 16 & 7 Years
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of their programs. Both reports show the programs need to...