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States Exploit SDP Grandfathering, Driving Up Medicaid Costs
Read moreThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) included important reforms to limit states’ costly use of State Directed Payments (SDPs) in the Medicaid...
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CBO Projects High Federal Health Program Costs
Read moreFederal health programs will cost over $26 trillion through 2036, under the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline, making health care the largest...
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CMS Final Rule Closes Medicaid Loophole
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicaid rule, last week, which closes an especially egregious loophole that allowed...
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ACA Subsidy Extension Tracker
Read moreWith the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced subsidies set to expire soon, several policymakers have proposed plans to extend the enhancements. You can...
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Event Recap: Fourth Annual Health Solutions Summit
Read moreDespite a recent ice storm, over 200 people turned out for hot chocolate and health policy on January 28, 2026 for the Committee for a Responsible...
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New Data Suggests MA Overpayments of $1.3 Trillion Over the Next Decade
Read moreUpdate 3/5/26: We have updated our estimate for Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments using the most recent February 2026 CBO baseline . We now find MA...
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Statement for the Record on Reverse the Curse: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs and America’s Fiscal Future
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the House Budget Committee hearing on "Reverse the...
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Supporting Price Transparency to Reduce Health Care Costs
Read moreIn their newly proposed Great Healthcare Plan, the Trump Administration calls for “maximizing price transparency.” This builds on recent efforts from...
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White House Releases "Great Healthcare Plan"
Read moreToday, the Trump Administration released the Great Healthcare Plan, a legislative framework designed to lower health care costs and address the...
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WSJ: The Next Class of Senators Won't Be Able to Dodge the Social Security Crunch
Read moreIn a recent Wall Street Journal article, Richard Rubin highlighted an important fact: the Social Security retirement trust fund is projected to become...
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Reference Pricing for the FEHB
Read moreHealth care spending represents about 18% of the nation’s economy and the largest area of federal spending. High and rising health care costs are...
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House Passes Deficit-Reducing Health Bill
Read moreThe House passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. The bill – one of more than a dozen plans released in recent weeks ahead of the...