The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula returned yesterday with 21 percent cuts to Medicare physician payments, although the actual effect won't be...

With the Murray-Ryan deal expiring at the end of September, the sequester will once again be a hot topic as lawmakers will be prompted to deal with...

Update: Director Hall has written an introductory blog post. Today marks not just April Fool's Day but also the end of Doug Elmendorf's six-plus year...

Now that the Senate and House have passed their respective budget resolutions, a budget conference committee is right around the corner. One aspect of...

The bipartisan duo of Reps. John Delaney (D-MD) and Tom Cole (R-OK) have reprised a bill from last year to create a Social Security Commission. The...

We have spent much space on this blog highlighting the fact that temporary delays of the cuts dictated by Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)...

With budget consideration underway this week, the House has passed its own resolution and rejected several proposed alternatives, while the Senate...

Despite official estimates tabbing the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula replacement bill at a cost of $141 billion this decade and...

The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) threw their hat into the budget ring last week with the release of their “ People’s Budget”. This is the...

A big discussion has ensued in both the House and Senate about defense spending, and for the FY 2016 budget, that has meant how much to increase war...

The Senate is undergoing vote-a-rama, an annual event where the Senate considers hundreds of amendments before voting on the budget resolution. Of the...

The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday approved the “Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015,” which would permanently repeal the estate tax that applies...