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Analysis of the 2018 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Medicare Trustees have released their 2018 report on the financial status of Medicare. The report shows that Medicare spending will increase... -
Mitch Daniels: That Entitlements Can is Getting Heavier, and We’re Running Out of Road
Read moreMitch Daniels is the president of Purdue University, a former governor of Indiana, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, and a co... -
American Health Care: Health Spending and the Federal Budget
Read moreThe United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world, and a large share of that spending comes from the federal government... -
Policymakers Should Work Together to Reduce Drug Costs
Read moreFor Immediate Release President Trump outlined several proposals to reduce prescription drug prices in a speech Friday. The following is a statement... -
Mandatory Spending Makes Up the Bulk of Spending Growth
Read moreOver four-fifths of the growth in nominal spending over the next decade is driven by Social Security, federal health programs, and interest on the... -
CBO Sees Major Trust Fund Exhaustions On The Horizon
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office estimates that three major trust funds will deplete their reserves within the next ten years, with a fourth exhausting... -
The President's Budget Proposes Smart Health Savings
Read moreMuch of the health care discussion in President Trump's FY 2019 budget has focused on his $700 billion plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care... -
Does the President's Budget Slash Social Security and Medicare?
Read moreSeveral lawmakers have claimed that President Trump's latest budget would " slash," " gut," and " devastate" Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid... -
Three-Week Funding Deal Includes $30 Billion in Tax Cuts
Read moreLawmakers came to a bipartisan agreement to end the federal government shutdown yesterday, but it came with a very high price. The continuing... -
House Continuing Resolution Sets Stage for Over $300 Billion in Costs
Read moreHouse Republicans released a draft continuing resolution (CR) last night to extend current levels of discretionary spending through February 16, which... -
Health Package Sets Stage For Nearly $600 Billion of Costs
Read moreWays and Means Committee Republicans have offered a package of health legislation that would delay several Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare")... -
House Releases Responsible Health Package
Read moreAt a time when fiscal restraints are being disregarded, a House bill released yesterday would responsibly pay for extensions of the Children's Health...