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IRA Changes Could Erase $500 Billion of Long-Term Savings
Read moreRecently, we estimated the original Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would reduce deficits by roughly $1.5 trillion over two decades, or nearly $2...
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White House Should Repeal Drug Rebate Rule as Part of Inflation Reduction Act Agreement
Read moreLater today, President Biden will sign the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In its original agreement, the IRA would have permanently prohibited...
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Congress Should Proceed with Caution on Telehealth Extensions
Read moreOn July 27, the House of Representatives passed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, HR 4040, to extend telehealth flexibilities in Medicare...
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IRA Would Lower Medicare Costs, NOT Cut Benefits
Read moreSeveral political advertisements have made misleading attacks that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would cut Medicare spending by $300 billion. In...
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Event Recap: Medicare and Inflation
Read moreOn July 27, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an event on " Medicare and Inflation." The event featured opening remarks from Josh...
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What's In the Inflation Reduction Act?
Read moreUpdate (9/7/2022): The Congressional Budget Office has released an official score of the final version of the Inflation Reduction Act, finding it will...
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Senate Insulin Proposal to Increase Prescription Drug Costs
Read moreThe Senate may soon vote on the bipartisan Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, a bill designed to cap...
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Reconciliation Should Reduce Deficits, Fight Inflation, and Strengthen Medicare
Read moreAs negotiations have resumed over a potential reconciliation bill, policymakers should maintain focus on combining any new spending and tax breaks...
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CBO Estimates Drug Savings for Reconciliation
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates of the draft text for a prescription drug package that could be part of an upcoming...
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Strategies to Lower Health Care Prices from KFF
Read moreAlthough most federal health spending goes to Medicare and Medicaid, the government is projected to lose over $350 billion of income and payroll tax...
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Reducing Drug Prices and the Tax Gap
Read moreAs lawmakers negotiate a possible reconciliation bill, they should look to offsets from the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBB) to help fund new...
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Ten Options to Secure the Medicare Trust Fund
Read moreNote: The first paragraph and the table have been updated from the original version to reflect the 2022 Medicare Trustees' Report and the May 2022 CBO...