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Budget Director: We Still Have a Long-Term Debt Problem
Reading the news these days, you might think our debt problem has been solved: the federal deficit has been revised downward and is falling to its...
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Event Recap: National Journal Fiscal Fallout Summit
Yesterday, National Journal hosted " Fiscal Fallout: What is 'Responsible' in Today's Fiscal Reality," a policy summit convening experts to discuss...
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Tax Break-Down Series Gathering Attention
Our new series, " The Tax-Break Down," continues to look into the costs associated with specific tax breaks, the arguments for and against them, and...
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It's Official: Budget Projections Have Changed
Last month after the Bureau of Economic Analysis revised their GDP numbers going back to 1929, we decided to take the intiative and project what the...
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Moment of Truth Project Releases Policy Paper on Medicare Delivery and Payment System Reforms
The current volume-based reimbursement that pervades America’s health care system encourages more, not better, care and is driving up spending at an...
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The Tax Break-Down: Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts
This is the seventh post in a new CRFB blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax...
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Bipartisan Proposal for Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Introduced
In an effort to help address the unsustainable growth of our health care programs, a few legislators are reaching across the aisle in an effort to...
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Line Items: Back to Work Edition
Syria-ous Business – The kids are back in school. People across the country are back from vacation and returning to the daily grind, including...
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Syria and the Sequester
Although the possibility of a US military strike on Syria is now in question, the possibility has also led to public statements regarding the...
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TOMORROW: Moment of Truth Project to Host Delivery Systems and Payment Reform Briefing with NCHC
Tomorrow, September 12, CRFB's Moment of Truth Project and the National Coalition on Health Care will host a briefing on Medicare delivery system and...
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