Health Care

In light of recent developments, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its estimate of the health care reconciliation bill (previously...

This blog is part of a series of " Policy Explainers" for the 2016 presidential election, where we explain some of the candidates' policy proposals...

Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) released a plan today we might like even better than our own Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) plan. Congressman Rigell...

Adding to the list of things lawmakers want to get done before the end of the year, Congress may take up a relatively obscure Medicare issue that...

Lawmakers may be taking action to prevent a steep premium and deductible hike for some Medicare beneficiaries next year, but should make sure to be...

The Urban Institute published a new report showing that younger generations will receive much more in lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits...

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...