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Principles for Responsible "Obamacare" Repeal and Replace
Read morePolicymakers are expected to soon consider legislation to repeal and possibly replace large parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or “Obamacare”)...
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Amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution Regarding the ACA Would Promote Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreLast week, the Senate began consideration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution, which is primarily being used to create a legislative...
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Repeal and Delay Shouldn't Increase Near-Term Deficits
Read moreLast week, we estimated that repealing the Affordable Care Act's ("Obamacare" or "ACA") revenue and coverage provisions would save about $750 billion...
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Full Repeal of Obamacare Would Hasten Medicare's Insolvency
Read moreEarlier this week, we released a report estimating the cost full repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and the savings...
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Different Approaches to ACA Repeal have Different Costs and/or Savings
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire...
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Video: Cost of Repealing the Affordable Care Act
Read moreNewsy Newslook made a handy video for USA Today explaining our new report on the cost of repealing the Affordable Care Act. The report shows full...
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The Cost of Full Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” includes a number of provisions to expand health care coverage, as well as several offsets...
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Chairman Enzi Introduces FY 2017 Budget Resolution Providing for ACA Repeal in Senate
Read moreSenate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced a budget resolution for fiscal year (FY) 2017 today narrowly focused on repealing the...
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Cures Bill Has Been Released
Read moreNote: This blog has been updated from its original posting to account for the manager's amendment, which strikes the child and family services section...
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What's The Plan to Replace 'Obamacare'?
Read moreWhen President-elect Trump takes office, repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") is likely to be an early agenda item. While he...
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Medicare Premium Issue Makes a Return
Read moreThe recent announcement of a 0.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries does not just affect those on the program...
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Will Obamacare Be One of the Biggest Line Items in the Budget?
Read moreDuring the second presidential debate on October 9, Donald Trump said in response to a question about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), "It’s...