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Taxing Health Care Decisions
Information about the Senate health care bill is trickling in -- word is that coverage provisions will cost $849 billion over ten years and the bill...
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CMS Analyzes House Health Care Bill
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report estimating the effects of the House health care reform bill. Looking...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauds the House and Senate Finance bills for...
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House Passes Health Reform Legislation Saturday
The House passed health care overhaul legislation on Saturday night by a vote of 220 – 215, with 39 Democrats opposing the bill and one Republican...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Washington Post criticized the House health care bill because...
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CBO/JCT Report Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant reports have come out of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) the...
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Event Recap: Will Health Reform Heal the Federal Budget?
This morning, US Budget Watch, a joint project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and The Pew Charitable Trusts, hosted an event on the...
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US Budget Watch Releases Updated Charts Comparing Health Reform Bills
US Budget Watch has updated a number of charts comparing the latest versions of the health care reform bills. Included is the new Republican version...
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Health Bills Don't Go Far Enough to Cut Costs
In today's Washington Post, Ceci Connelly has an article titled, "Health Bills are too Timid on Cutting Costs, Experts Say." In it she discusses how...
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Understanding Federal Commitments to Housing and Health Care
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office put out An Overview of Federal Support for Housing. In the report, CBO outlined the nearly $300 billion in...
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Event: Will Health Care Reform Heal the Federal Budget?
This Friday, November 6th U.S. Budget Watch will be hosting an event, "Will Health Care Reform Heal the Federal Budget?" This event aims to explore...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times criticized the House Financial Services...