Major Trust Funds Headed for Insolvency Within 11 Years
A number of important federal programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are financed through dedicated revenue sources and man
Health Care
House Considers ACA Expansion and Drug Pricing Bill
Today, the House will consider legislation to expand the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) and lower prescription drug prices...
Robert Reischauer and Charles Blahous: Letter from Former Trustees of Social Security and Medicare
The 2020 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare trustees underscore the increasingly urgent need for legislative...
Bernie Sanders's Coronavirus Relief Package
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released his Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package, a plan to build on...
Don’t Play Politics with the Coronavirus Response
For Immediate Release
Choices for Financing Medicare for All
Proposals to adopt a single-payer health care system – commonly called Medicare for All – have become increasingly popular.
Policymakers Should Act Quickly and Responsibly to Boost the Economy
For Immediate Release
Budget Offsets Bank
The federal debt is at a post-war record high, deficits are set to exceed the trillion-dollar mark
Lawmakers Release Emergency Funding Request on Coronavirus
Appropriators released today their $8.3 billion emergency funding bill to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak, $5.8 billion more than the $2...
How Will Candidate Plans Affect Total Health Costs?
We recently updated our estimates of the