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Discretionary Spending

Fed Chairman Calls for "Credible Plan" to Deal with the Nation's Fiscal Challenges

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that the country must start making tough decisions to rein ...

Social Security Watershed: Benefit Payments Exceeding the System's Payroll Tax Revenue

Trustees of the Social Security system have long warned that as more and more baby boomers retired, Social ...

President proposes budget with short term deficits, long term discipline

President Obama's proposed budget contains increased immediate spending targeted at the continuing recession, but includes several measures and ...

Federal Budget

Debt Limit Increase Offers an Opportunity to Enact Positive Reforms

Before leaving town in December, Congress raised the statutory debt limit by $290 billion to $12.39 trillion. This ...

Health Care

Health Care Reform: End Game Fiscal Considerations

I. Introduction With the House having passed its version of health care reform (H.R. 3962) and the Senate on ...

Rockefeller Amendment Would Strengthen Cost Control in Senate Health Care Legislation

Health care legislation currently being debated in the Senate creates a new Independent Medicare Advisory Board (IMAB). The ...

The Importance of a Cost Control Enforcement Entity in Health Care Reform Legislation

I. Health care savings: trust but verify I. Health care savings: trust but verify Despite the contentious nature of ...

Looking Beyond the Reserve Fund: Cost Control Must Do More Than Pay For Expanded Health Insurance Coverage

By David Koitz This is Issue #6 in The Concord Coalition Series on Health Care and Medicare. For ...