Health Care

An interesting exchange was recently published on progressive ways to think about deficit reduction, especially when it comes to the “big three...

If lawmakers extended various current policies, as opposed to letting them expire as they are set to under current law, what would happen to economic...

We've spoken a lot about Social Security reform the last few days, in the context of solvency, sustainability, and direct effects on the budget. But...

Today, CRFB released its analysis of the Medicare Trustees’ report on health care cost projections (for an analysis of the Social Security Trustees...

Gone and Back – The Senate has left for its August recess, the House will return this week (for a day). Congress will be back in session after Labor...

Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of the two programs. The Trustees now project...

Finally, the Senate got it right: we have a deficit-neutral stimulus. In fact, the bill would even slightly reduce deficits by $1.4 billion over the...

Ever since health care reform passed in March, it's had a huge target on its back by those who want to repeal it. Unfortunately, the bullseye for some...

A few weeks ago, Fiscal Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles suggested that in designing a plan, "revenue as a percentage of GDP [should not] be much...

Today, President Obama signed the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act, hoping to make a dent in wasteful spending. Improper payments are...

Today, CRFB released its report on the long-term effects of the recent health care reform package (be sure to check it out!), based on information...

After much anticipation, the CBO has released its Long Term Budget Outlook, which gives the first glimpse at the long-term effects of the recently...