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The ACA's Cost-Sharing Reductions (CSRs): A Primer
Read moreOn October 13, the Trump Administration announced that it would no longer make cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments as of October 18. Below is our...
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Problem Solvers Caucus Finds Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care
Read moreThe bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus last week released a plan to stabilize the individual insurance market and make other changes to health care...
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CBO: Drug Importation Saves $1 Billion Per Year
Read moreA recently overlooked part of the health reform debate has been how to control rising costs. One way to do so would be to lower the price of...
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Trustees' Report Confirms Medicare Cannot Be Ignored Much Longer
Read moreThough health care has been a hot topic in Washington this year, Medicare has been conspicuously absent from the debate despite being the largest...
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Comparing "Repeal and Replace" Bills
Read moreNote (7/27/17): This blog has been updated to reflect the Congressional Budget Office's score of a hypothetical "skinny repeal" bill with additional...
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CBO's Score of the Latest Senate Health Bill
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). This version includes...
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Resources on the Evolving Health Care Debate
Read moreWith the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) losing support in the Senate on Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced...
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Is CBO's Math on the BCRA Wrong Because It Uses Faulty Numbers?
Read moreThe White House tweeted out a video Wednesday saying "the Congressional Budget Office's [CBO] math doesn't add up" because they use "faulty numbers."...
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CBO Releases Its Own Estimate of the President's Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President's budget today. The estimate shows, perhaps unsurprisingly, a much worse...
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Maya MacGuineas: White House Video Continues Dispiriting Pattern of CBO Attacks
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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4 Ideas That Should Be Considered For Any Health Reform Package
Read moreIt is unclear whether the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) – the Senate GOP's proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or...
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Long-Term Estimate: Senate Health Care Bill Could Save $2.1 Trillion Over 20 Years
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Senate health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), would save $321 billion...