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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.9 Trillion in July 2026
Read moreThe federal government borrowed $1.9 trillion over the past 12 months according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Based on... -
CBO Estimates $1.8 Trillion Deficit for First 10 Months of FY 2026
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.8 trillion in the first ten months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $431 billion in July, according to the latest... -
National Health Expenditures Continue to Rise
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the latest National Health Expenditures (NHEs) projections, estimating health... -
Marc Goldwein's Senate Testimony on Addressing Social Security Solvency
Read moreOn August 5, 2026, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the... -
Part D Costs on the Rise Due to IRA's Benefit Redesign
Read moreThe Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) Medicare Part D drug benefit redesign will cost much more than originally estimated, according to the... -
What's in the Budgeting for a Better America Act?
Read moreRepresentatives Steve Womack (R-AR), Ed Case (D-HI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Scott Peters (D-CA) – members of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) –... -
New Approaches to Social Security Benefit Taxation
Read moreSocial Security’s retirement fund is on course to go insolvent in just six years; a few months later, Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is... -
Health Fraud Bill Would Save $168 Billion
Read moreWhen it comes to fighting fraud, sometimes you have to spend money to save money. Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX)... -
Section 301 & 338 Tariffs Replace Less Than 60% of Lost IEEPA Revenue
Read moreNOTE (August 20, 2026): CBO estimated that changes in trade policy through July 31, 2026 increase projected primary deficits by $0.7 trillion and... -
A Flat-Rate COLA for Social Security
Read moreAs part of our Trust Fund Solutions Initiative, which introduces novel ideas to shore up the Social Security, Medicare, and Highway programs, we... -
The 10-year Treasury Yield Eclipsed 4.6%
Read moreThe 10-year Treasury note surpassed 4.6% today, 45 basis points above projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and more than 60% higher... -
CMS Proposes Site-Neutral and 340B Reform
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its proposed Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule that...