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Raising Eligibility Ages Is Good for the Budget...and the Economy
Over the past couple of years, we've been arguing that raising the Social Security and Medicare ages could be an important part of a fiscal reform...
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The 'Coke Zero Plan' for Tax Reform?
Readers of this blog will be familiar with the Zero Plan from the Fiscal Commission's tax reform effort. An article in the newest issue of Health...
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Deja Vu All Over Again...Again: February Edition
Remember when we said last November that Congress had a lot to do by the end of the year? Well, they took care of FY 2012 appropriations, but...
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New York Times Lays Out Medicare Options
In response to the release of the Ryan-Wyden premium support plan last week, The New York Times spelled out options for reducing Medicare spending...
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Ryan and Wyden Offer Ambitious Health Care Proposal
This morning, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled their proposal to significantly change Medicare, one of the...
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Paying for the Extenders
With so many provisions set to expire at the end of the year, CRFB has released a new paper that details what lawmakers have to extend and how they...
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Moment of Truth Project Highlights Reforms to Health Care Cost-Sharing and Federal Retirement
With the deadline for the Super Committee to come to an agreement nearly here, the Moment of Truth Project, a project of CRFB, has released two new...
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How to Save $600 Billion in Health Care While Protecting the Disadvantaged
In his testimony to the Super Committee, Fiscal Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles floated a compromise plan which would, among other things, reduce...
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Medicare Premium Increases Announced and Medicaid Glitch Fix Passes House
Last week the federal government announced that 2012 Medicare premiums will increase for most participants by $3.50 per month from $96.40, making 2012...
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The Importance of Shared Sacrifice
As is well-known by now, the growth in entitlement programs fueled by rising health care costs and an aging population threatens an ever-increasing...
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CLASS Act Fades Away
The CLASS Act, the new long-term care program enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, has been dropped, as the Obama Administration has struggled...
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CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and Board Member Douglas Holtz-Eakin Testify on Medicare Reform
On Wednesday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin testified in front of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on...