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The Importance of Shared Sacrifice
Read moreAs is well-known by now, the growth in entitlement programs fueled by rising health care costs and an aging population threatens an ever-increasing...
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CLASS Act Fades Away
Read moreThe CLASS Act, the new long-term care program enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, has been dropped, as the Obama Administration has struggled...
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CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and Board Member Douglas Holtz-Eakin Testify on Medicare Reform
Read moreOn Wednesday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin testified in front of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on...
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13th and 14th Plans Added to Super Committee Tracker
Read moreTwo more recent recommendations have been added to our Super Committee submissions tracker, dealing with defense and health care. The first comes from...
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Senate Committee on Aging Holding Hearing on Medicare Reform
Read moreCRFB President Maya MacGuineas and former CBO director and current CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin will be testifying in front the Senate...
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Two Letters to the Super Committee on Defense and Medicare
Read moreTwo more submissions have recently been made to the Super Committee, adding to what is becoming an interesting list of ideas for them to draw...
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A Look at Medigap Reforms
Read moreThe Washington Post had an editorial yesterday supporting efforts to restrict first-dollar coverage for Medigap. Medigap is a form of private...
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Lieberman and Coburn Urge Super Committee to Take Up Medicare
Read moreThe submissions keep on coming. Now, Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have sent a letter to the Super Committee, pressing them to...
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‘Line’ Items: Goals Edition
Read moreClutch Goals -- The U.S. Women’s Soccer team scored an improbable victory over Brazil on Sunday in the Women’s World Cup, overcoming a scoring and...
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‘Line’ Items: Independence Day Edition
Read moreMore Fireworks in Store – Washington, DC celebrated Independence Day on Monday night with its annual fireworks display on the National Mall. Though...
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‘Line’ Items: Columbo Edition
Read moreWhere Is Our Columbo? – Peter Falk, the award-winning actor best known for playing the rumpled, yet wily, Lt. Columbo, died on Thursday. Falk, who was...
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Health Care Versus Aging
Read moreAs we explained in our recent analysis of CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook, the debt is on an unsustainable path. Only a decade from now, under their...