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Policymakers Dig Hole $1.2 Trillion Deeper in 2015
Read moreWith debt already around its highest level as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) other than around World War II and estimated to grow with no end...
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Tax Extenders Deal Might End Up Adding $4 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreThe $700 billion price tag on the rumored deal to permanently extend expired tax breaks might actually be underselling just how expensive the package...
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Loren Adler: Tax Extenders Deal Could Undermine the ACA
Read moreLoren Adler, Research Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a guest post that appeared on the RealClearPolicy blog . It...
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Health Reform Issues That 2016 Candidates Should Consider
Read moreThe Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families recently held an event to discuss issues for the 2016 presidential candidates to emphasize...
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CMS Finds Pickup in Health Care Spending Growth in 2014
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its National Health Expenditure (NHE) numbers for 2014 today, showing an expected pickup...
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Washington Post Criticizes Senate Vote to Repeal the Cadillac Tax
Read moreThere were many legislative developments in the past week, including the passage of a five-year highway bill and continued negotiations on a tax deal...
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New Reconciliation Estimate Still Points to Long-Term Trouble
Read moreIn light of recent developments, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its estimate of the health care reconciliation bill (previously...
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Fiscal FactCheck: Third Republican Debate
Read moreThis blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck” series designated to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...
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Bush Proposes Social Security and Medicare Reform Plan
Read moreThis blog is part of a series of " Policy Explainers" for the 2016 presidential election, where we explain some of the candidates' policy proposals...
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Rigell Releases Sequester Replacement Plan
Read moreCongressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) released a plan today we might like even better than our own Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) plan. Congressman Rigell...
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Medicare Premiums Take Center Stage
Read moreAdding to the list of things lawmakers want to get done before the end of the year, Congress may take up a relatively obscure Medicare issue that...