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Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Fed and Treasury 'rowing in opposite directions'
The Federal Reserve's efforts to help the economy recover through quantitative easing (QE), twisting, and tapering have made front page news without...
Senate Switch Could Boost Chances for Dynamic Scoring
If Republicans win a majority in the U.S. Senate this November, they may push to have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on...
A New Approach to Federal Lending Program Accounting
A new paper by Donald Marron of the Urban Institute brings a new idea to the table in the debate over accounting methods for federal lending programs...
How a Bipartisan Bill Could Improve ACOs
Two weeks ago, we discussed results from two different Accountable Care Organization (ACO) programs in Medicare, which showed an improvement in...
A Drama-Less Happy Fiscal Year!
The calendar turns over for the federal government today as FY 2015 is underway. Unlike last year, which started with the government being shut down...
SSDI Solutions Initiative Issues Call for Papers
With the Disability Insurance trust fund running out of money in two years, time is running out to discuss a smart solution to the program's imbalance...
Congress Quietly Acts to Improve Medicare
Congress might not be too popular these days, but quietly a week and a half ago, they passed a small but important bill that could pave the way for...
Is Fair-Value Accounting Fairer?
Few topics elicit more yawns than a deep dive into accounting standards. Yet, there may be good reasons to grab a cup of coffee and pay attention to...
Judd Gregg: Medicare Shortfall Demands Attention
Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2005 to 2007 and ranking member...
Finding Consensus on Tax Reform
Despite partisan differences in Washington, there's actually considerable bipartisan consensus around many elements of tax reform. That's the...
Lame Duck Session Could Get Lamer
Some lawmakers appear poised to push an unpaid-for permanent "doc fix" during this year's lame-duck session of Congress, potentially adding nearly...
Lew Takes On Inversions
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew proposed administrative rules this week that would limit the benefits of tax inversions, where companies move their...