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CBO: Senate "Doc Fix" Would Add $215 Billion to the Debt
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new estimate of the fiscally irresponsible Senate “doc fix” bill, showing it would increase Medicare... -
President’s Budget Calls for Record Low Discretionary Spending, Record High Revenue
Read moreAs we showed last week, OMB projections show the President's budget will put the debt on a downward path this decade with deficits below 2 percent of... -
Progressive Caucus Releases Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) kicked off the Congressional budget season last week by releasing its " Better Off Budget." This release... -
Kent Conrad: In Camp's Camp--Praising the Effort on Tax Reform
Read moreKent Conrad, former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, wrote a commentary in Roll Call . It is reposted here. The courage to tackle tough... -
There They Go Again: More Timing Gimmicks Being Used as Offsets
Read moreIt seems to be Gimmick Week in DC. After two of the Medicare physician payment bills offset their costs with gimmicks, the recently announced... -
Unpaid-for Doc Fix Could Cost Trillions over Long Run
Read moreProposals to "pay for" (or not pay for) a repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula have come out this week, and the verdict has been mostly... -
Actually, The SGR Has Slowed Health Care Cost Growth
Read moreTo bolster their case against offsetting the high cost of SGR reform, many have claimed that the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is “ budget... -
Correcting Some Misconceptions About the Camp Plan
Read moreIn the wake of the release of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp's (R-MI) tax reform discussion draft, some misconceptions have been... -
Taking Stock of the Long-Term Fiscal Picture
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) isn't the only agency in town that does long-term projections. The Treasury Department annually releases the... -
Three Out of Four Doc Fix Plans Would Worsen the Debt
Read moreNote: This blog has been updated from its original posting to include the CBO score of the Senate Republican proposal. With the current "doc fix" set... -
Administration Does About-Face on Fate of ACA Cost-Sharing Subsidies
Read moreThe administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its report to Congress on Monday detailing the sequester’s impact on mandatory... -
Democratic SGR Offset Alternative Replaces One Gimmick With Another
Read moreEarlier today, we wrote that the the House Republican SGR bill would add to long-term deficits by using a timing gimmick to pay for permanent costs...