Health Care

Update: CBO has released scores of the three reconciliation bills showing net ten-year savings of $57 billion but a deficit increase of $1 billion in...

In light of the recent reconciliation package that repeals the Cadillac tax on high-cost health insurance plans and Democratic Presidential candidate...

Although Social Security and Medicare are two of the fastest growing programs in the budget, many argue against making adjustments to these programs...

Last week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the long-term finances of each program, showing that those...

Before Congress leaves for August, they must pass a transportation bill extending highway programs and transferring additional money into the Highway...

There was plenty of focus on the Social Security Trustees' report yesterday, but the Medicare report, released at the same time, contains very...

CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook, released last month, included updated projections for Social Security and Medicare, including individuals' expected...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) continues to push forward important delivery system reforms, last week announcing a new...

The Chief Actuary for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2014 Medicaid Actuarial Report forecasting Medicaid...

Over the past few weeks, we have been posting in-depth analysis of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long-Term Outlook. In its supplemental data...

To ameliorate some concerns with the original bill, a revised version of H.R. 6, or the 21st Century Cures Act, was recently released, aiming to...

In a move that could stall promising health care delivery system reforms and drive up entitlement spending, the House Appropriations Committee last...