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Another Slow Year for Health Care Cost Growth - Will It Last?
Read moreWith health care spending a central topic in budget discussions, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have released a...
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CRFB Releases Revenue and Health Care Options
Read moreThe recent offers from the White House and Republican House leadership have shown that both parties appear to be committed to finding a compromise...
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Herger's Proposal to Reform Medicare
Read moreReducing federal health spending will play an important role in any long term deficit reduction plan debated over the next year. As lawmakers look to...
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"Fixing the Debt: Reforming the Tax Code and Federal Health Spending" Recap
Read moreYesterday, the Fix the Debt Campaign had a event with two roundtables bringing together many health policy and tax experts from across the political...
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Think Tanks Bring Ideas to the Table
Read moreJust as President Obama and the Republican leadership are trading offers, three think tanks--the Heritage Foundation, the Center for American Progress...
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Watch Live: "Fixing the Debt: Reforming the Tax Code and Federal Health Spending"
Read moreTomorrow, the Campaign to Fix the Debt will be hosting a half-day event that will bring together tax, health, and budget experts for a series of...
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Doc Fix Cost Rises
Read moreIn recent weeks, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff, but little of it has focused on one piece that has caused headaches for lawmakers...
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Just Say No to the War Gimmick
Read moreLast week, a letter from six organizations--the AARP, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American...
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NCHC's $500 Billion Plan to Lower Health Costs
Read moreIn light of our nation’s fiscal challenges, the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) has put together a report of policy options to address the...
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Comparing Medicare and Social Security Benefits and Taxes
Read moreThe Urban Institute's Eugene Steuerle and Caleb Quakenbush have updated their estimates calculating lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits and...
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Op-Ed: An Extremely Mucked Up Medicare Debate
Read moreGovernment We Deserve | October 29, 2012 Medicare is taking on a primary role in the presidential race. The discussion often turns to whether the...