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Since We've Been Gone...
Read moreWe hope all of our readers had very happy holidays. Now that we are back from our vacation, there is a lot to report on regarding congressional...
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Senate Health Care Bill Released (And a Comparison Chart)
Read moreUPDATE: CBO mistakenly overestimated the deficit-reducing effect of the Medicare Commission in their score. As a result, they now estimate deficit...
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Event Recap: Release of 'Red Ink Rising'
Read moreOn December 14, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted a public event at the National Press Club to announce the release of its report...
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Red Ink Rising
Read moreIn Red Ink Rising: A Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt, The Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform calls on policy makers to...
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In Support of Cost Control
Read moreThis morning, eleven freshman Senators introduced a series of health care reform amendments which they call the Value and Innovation Package (thanks...
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The Grassroots Talk Fiscal Stewardship
Read moreCitizens from across the country had a message yesterday for lawmakers: we are working together to solve our fiscal challenges, why can’t you? At a...
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Fiscally Responsible Organizations Issue Statement on Health Care Reform
Read moreA group of budget experts including CRFB president, Maya MacGuineas, released a “Statement on Health Care Reform,” calling for further efforts to...
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CBO Reports on the Effect of Reform on Premiums
Read moreUnder the Senate health care reform bill the average American will pay about the same for insurance as he or she pays now, the CBO and the Joint...
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Stimulus COBRA Subsidies Begin Expiring
Read moreToday, federal COBRA subsidies that help unemployed workers purchase health insurance from their former employers begin expiring. February’s stimulus...
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How to Reduce National Health Spending
Read moreThe New England Journal of Medicine, last week, had an article by four RAND researchers on Controlling U.S. Health Care Spending. Using Massachusetts...
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Interactive and Sharable Graphs Comparing the Health Care Bills
Read moreUPDATE: CHARTS AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE AS NEWER LEGISLATION IS PUT FORWARD. CURRENTLY, THEY REFLECT THE MANAGER'S AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE BILL. Today, US...