Health Care

Some candidates may propose to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” in order to solve the fiscal situation. But repealing...

Dr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...

The Office of the Actuary (OACT) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its latest National Health Expenditure (NHE)...

Loren Adler, Research Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a guest post that appeared on the RealClearPolicy blog . It...

Last week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the long-term finances of each program, showing that those...

Before Congress leaves for August, they must pass a transportation bill extending highway programs and transferring additional money into the Highway...

There was plenty of focus on the Social Security Trustees' report yesterday, but the Medicare report, released at the same time, contains very...

CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook, released last month, included updated projections for Social Security and Medicare, including individuals' expected...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) continues to push forward important delivery system reforms, last week announcing a new...

The Chief Actuary for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2014 Medicaid Actuarial Report forecasting Medicaid...

Over the past few weeks, we have been posting in-depth analysis of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long-Term Outlook. In its supplemental data...

To ameliorate some concerns with the original bill, a revised version of H.R. 6, or the 21st Century Cures Act, was recently released, aiming to...