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White House Should Stop Demagoguing Social Security and Medicare
Read moreWhite House spokesperson Andrew Bates today described commissions to save the Social Security and Medicare programs from insolvency as a “death panel...
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CBO's Budget Options to Improve Trust Fund Solvency
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently published its latest Options for Reducing the Deficit reports, outlining 76 policy options across two...
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Event Recap: Health Solutions Summit
Read moreOn December 15, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted our Health Solutions Summit: Options for the Next Congress. With the cost of...
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CBO Releases 2022 Budget Options Report
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2023 to 2032 report this week, outlining 76 policy options and...
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Groups Urge Congress to Avoid Inflationary Medicare Spending
Read moreAs Congress considers year-end legislation , the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget joined with Employ America and Paragon Health, two...
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Making Trust Funds Solvent Would Substantially Reduce Debt Growth
Read moreIn July, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that federal debt held by the public would nearly double as a share of the economy over three...
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Increased Year-End Health Care Spending Could Worsen Inflation
Read morePolicymakers are currently discussing a number of policy changes for potential inclusion in an end-of-year package attached to government funding that...
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Year-End Borrowing Could Worsen Deficits and Inflation
Read moreWith inflation surging and debt approaching record levels, policymakers should avoid worsening the deficit and should at least pledge to add no new...
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CBO Offers Approaches to Reduce Commercial Health Prices
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report discussing different policy approaches to reducing the prices paid by commercial...
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New York Times Highlights Need to Improve Medicare Advantage
Read moreA recent investigation published in The New York Times highlights the need for Medicare Advantage (MA) improvements by calling attention to widespread...
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Legislation to Bring Transparency to MA Introduced
Read moreRepresentative Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced legislation this week that would require Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to provide data on supplemental...
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President Should Offer Plan to Secure Social Security & Medicare
Read morePresident Biden delivered remarks today at the White House on Social Security and Medicare. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas...