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Health Reform Issues That 2016 Candidates Should Consider
The Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families recently held an event to discuss issues for the 2016 presidential candidates to emphasize...
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CMS Finds Pickup in Health Care Spending Growth in 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its National Health Expenditure (NHE) numbers for 2014 today, showing an expected pickup...
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Washington Post Criticizes Senate Vote to Repeal the Cadillac Tax
There were many legislative developments in the past week, including the passage of a five-year highway bill and continued negotiations on a tax deal...
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New Reconciliation Estimate Still Points to Long-Term Trouble
In light of recent developments, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its estimate of the health care reconciliation bill (previously...
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Fiscal FactCheck: Third Republican Debate
This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck” series designated to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...
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Bush Proposes Social Security and Medicare Reform Plan
This blog is part of a series of " Policy Explainers" for the 2016 presidential election, where we explain some of the candidates' policy proposals...
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Rigell Releases Sequester Replacement Plan
Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) released a plan today we might like even better than our own Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) plan. Congressman Rigell...
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Medicare Premiums Take Center Stage
Adding to the list of things lawmakers want to get done before the end of the year, Congress may take up a relatively obscure Medicare issue that...
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No, Acting Quickly on Medicare Premiums Doesn't Reduce The Cost
Lawmakers may be taking action to prevent a steep premium and deductible hike for some Medicare beneficiaries next year, but should make sure to be...
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Millennials to Receive $2 Million in Social Security & Medicare Benefits
The Urban Institute published a new report showing that younger generations will receive much more in lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits...
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House Reconciliation Runs Afoul of Byrd Rule
Update: CBO has released scores of the three reconciliation bills showing net ten-year savings of $57 billion but a deficit increase of $1 billion in...