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Fact Checking Medicare for All Claims from the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate
During the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential election cycle, former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor...
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How to Reduce Health Costs By $900 Billion
There is no single magic bullet to rein in the high cost of health care for households, businesses, and governments. But lawmakers are currently...
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Letter to Finance Committee: Thank You For Working to Reduce Health Costs
Below is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee...
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Senate Finance Prescription Drug Bill Would Reduce Deficits by $100 Billion
The Senate Finance Committee recently approved by a 19-9 vote a prescription drug bill, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, that the...
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Letter: Nearly 100 Experts Warn Against Cadillac Tax Repeal
A group of nearly 100 distinguished health and economic policy experts from across the ideological spectrum joined together to warn the Senate against...
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House Should Reject Another Deficit-Financed Tax Cut
For Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a permanent repeal of the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance...
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Lawmakers Shouldn't Repeal Cadillac Tax Without Substantial Offsets
A bill to repeal the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance plans may soon get a vote on the House floor. This tax was an important part of the...
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Senate HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft to Reduce Health Care Costs
The leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee recently released the Lower Health Care Costs Act, a discussion...
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Analysis of the 2019 Medicare Trustees' Report
The Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for the next 75 years. The Trustees...
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Quick Take: Social Security & Medicare Headed For Insolvency in 16 & 7 Years
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of their programs. Both reports show the programs need to...
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Does the President's Budget Slash Medicare by $845 Billion?
President Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget released Monday has been met with significant criticism, especially from us. But one of the most widely...
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Bipartisan Recommendations to Reduce Health Spending from Brookings and AEI
Experts from the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute have released a joint list of recommendations to reduce health care costs...