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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: As politicians react to record high levels of unemployment, The... -
Senate Votes to Begin Health Care Debate
Read moreYesterday, the Senate voted 60-39 to begin debating their health care reform bill (all 60 votes were needed for debate to continue). CRFB has put... -
Reports Roundup
Read moreA number of very interesting and relevant government reports have come out this week. Check them out: GAO: Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data... -
The True Costs of Health Reform
Read moreUPDATE: CBO has modified its cost estimate for the House bill to save $138 billion over ten years, instead of $109 billion. This change is due to the... -
Senate Introduces New Health Care Bill
Read moreUPDATE: CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR LATEST CHARTS AND GRAPHS COMPARING THE DECEMBER 19TH MANAGER'S AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE BILL. Yesterday Majority Leader... -
Updated Health Care Charts
Read moreUPDATE: SEE THE MARCH UPDATE HERE. CRFB has updated its health care chart, detailing the ten-year costs and savings from the most recent legislation... -
$98 Billion Wasted
Read moreGovernment agencies misspent over $98 billion last year, $26 billion more than was wasted the previous year, the Associated Press reports. The White... -
Senate Health Care Bill to Cost $849 Billion
Read moreBreaking news: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is finally in the midst of unveiling the health care reform plan that will be brought to the Senate... -
Taxing Health Care Decisions
Read moreInformation about the Senate health care bill is trickling in -- word is that coverage provisions will cost $849 billion over ten years and the bill... -
CMS Analyzes House Health Care Bill
Read moreOn Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report estimating the effects of the House health care reform bill. Looking... -
Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauds the House and Senate Finance bills for... -
House Passes Health Reform Legislation Saturday
Read moreThe House passed health care overhaul legislation on Saturday night by a vote of 220 – 215, with 39 Democrats opposing the bill and one Republican...