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Analysis of the 2022 Medicare Trustees' Report
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial state of those programs and their respective trust funds. The...
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Social Security and Medicare Are Approaching Insolvency
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the state of the trust funds today. The Trustees find that Medicare’s...
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Trustees: Social Security and Medicare Headed for Insolvency in 13 and 6 Years
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees just released their 2022 reports on the financial status of the Social Security and Medicare programs. The...
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CBO Updates Major Trust Fund Baselines
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its projections last week on the financial status of the major trust funds for Medicare Hospital...
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Medicare Advantage Costs Continue to Rise
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will receive an 8.5 percent payment...
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Fiscal Considerations for the Future of Telehealth
Telehealth services filled crucial medical care gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic and will appropriately remain an important part of the health care...
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House Insulin Bill is a Missed Opportunity
Recently, the House passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act (H.R. 6833), which would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for those enrolled in...
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Can Post-Acute Care Reforms Save the Medicare Trust Fund?
The Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund will be insolvent within five years according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the...
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MedPAC Releases 2022 Medicare Report
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its biannual report yesterday. The report includes analysis and recommendations to improve...
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Time to Wind Down Remaining COVID Relief
Though most COVID relief has already been spent, several policies continue to provide ongoing financial support and could be renewed again by Congress...
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Event Recap: Trust Fund Solutions
On February 17, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and panel of experts to...
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Senate Finance Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Medicare Trust Fund
The Senate Finance Committee's Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Subcommittee held a hearing on February 2, 2022, regarding the Medicare...