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Reducing Medicare Advantage Overpayments
Read moreThe Medicare Advantage (MA) program, which allows Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in federally-funded private health insurance plans, is an...
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Three Ways to Lower Health Care Costs
Read moreThere is broad agreement on the need to address high and rising health care costs and a growing consensus on potential sources of savings. At the same...
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Five Ways to Improve the House COVID Relief Package
Read moreRecently, we put forward our principles for responsible COVID relief. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan currently under consideration in the...
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Pell Program Faces Funding Cliff in 2026
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office projects the Pell program will deplete its reserve fund by 2026 and face cumulative deficits of $18 billion by 2031...
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What's in the $1.9 Trillion House COVID Relief Bill?
Read moreThe House of Representatives is currently in the process of considering the next COVID relief bill. Nine of the 12 House committees have approved...
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COVID Relief Bill Losing Focus as Details Emerge
Read moreFor Immediate Release As House lawmakers move forward on a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, details of the legislation indicate a trend of funds being...
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State and Local Governments Do Not Need Half a Trillion in COVID Relief
Read moreThe American Rescue Plan currently making its way through Congress contains over $500 billion of aid to state and local governments. A number of...
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CBO Releases New Long-Term Budget Projections
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new set of long-term budget projections today, showing that the long-term fiscal outlook remains...
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CBO’s Long-Term Debt Outlook Reaffirms Unsustainable Debt Trajectory
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook today, which shows an unsustainable debt trajectory...
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Case and Womack Reintroduce Sustainable Budget Act
Read moreThis week, Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR) reintroduced the Sustainable Budget Act. The bill would create a fiscal commission...
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Voices Skeptical of the Size of $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Plan
Read moreCongress is currently marking up a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package using budget reconciliation. While it's important to spend what is necessary to...
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Analysis of CBO's February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook, confirming that, despite improvements as a result...