What's in President Biden's American Families Plan?
This evening, President Joe Biden will unveil the third part of his ambitious “Build Back Better” agenda, the American Families Plan. According to...
Health Care
TRUST Act has Bipartisan, Bicameral Reintroduction
Last week, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers
Event Recap: New Ideas to Lower Health Care Costs
On Wednesday, March 17, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event “
Ten Options to Secure the Medicare Trust Fund
The Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI), or Part A, trust fund is expected to be only five years from insolvency and faces a $515 billion net funding
Capping Hospital Prices
High hospital prices are a leading driver of high and rising costs in the U.S.
Reducing Medicare Advantage Overpayments
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program, which allows Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in federally-funded private health insurance plans, is an increa
Three Ways to Lower Health Care Costs
There is broad agreement on the need to address high and rising health care costs and a growing consensus on potential sources of savings.
Opportunities for Bipartisanship in a Divided Government
In 2021, the United States is likely to operate with divided or near-divided government.
The Cost of the Trump and Biden Campaign Plans
Whoever is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, will face many fiscal challenges over his term. Under current law, trillion-dollar annual budget deficits...
CBO Projects Major Trust Fund Exhaustions on the Horizon
A number of important federal programs — including Social Security and Medicare — are financed through dedicated revenue sources and