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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2025 Reports
Read moreNote: We have published our analyses of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports. The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their...
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CMS Takes Important Steps to Recover Overpayments from Medicare Advantage
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it was expanding its efforts to audit Medicare Advantage (MA) plans’ risk...
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Event Recap: Third Annual Health Solutions Summit
Read moreOn April 3 rd, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its Third Annual Health Solutions Summit at the Royal Sonesta, Capitol Hill. The...
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Medicare Advantage Will Be Overpaid by $1.2 Trillion
Read moreThe Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released their latest status report on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program last week. Based on this...
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CBO’s Medicare Savings Options
Read moreMedicare – a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and some individuals with disabilities – is one of the largest and fastest...
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Q: Did Trump Propose Deep Medicare Cuts? A: No
Read moreIn a recent report, “The Trump-Vance ‘Concept’ on Health Care,” Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign claims that former President...
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Donald Trump's Suggestion to End Taxation of Social Security Benefits
Read moreEarlier today, former President Donald Trump suggested eliminating the partial income taxation of Social Security benefits, which currently helps fund...
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Event Recap: The Trustees' Reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
Read moreOn May 7, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event to discuss the status of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds...
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Trust Fund Solvency Could Stabilize the Debt
Read moreRestoring solvency to the major trust funds could stabilize debt as a share of the economy, albeit at a very high level. We estimate that when dynamic...
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Health Care Proposals in the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Read moreFor more about these proposals, listen to Josh Gordon , CRFB’s Director of Health Policy, on the podcast: Facing the Future . The President's Fiscal...
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Employer Plans in Medicare Advantage: A Flaw in the Quality Bonus System
Read moreEmployer Group Waiver Plans (EGWPs) are a popular option for unions and employers to provide former workers with retiree health insurance in place of...
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Restoring Trust Fund Solvency Would Reduce Long-Term Debt Growth
Read moreRestoring solvency to the major trust funds would reduce one-half to four-fifths of the projected debt-to-GDP growth over the next three decades. The...