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Aug 31, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Analysis of the 2021 Medicare Trustees' Report

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Aug 31, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security

Trustees Show Limited Time to Save Social Security and Medicare

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Aug 31, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security

Trustees: Social Security & Medicare Approaching Insolvency

The Social Security (our analysis here ) and Medicare (our analysis here ) Trustees just released their annual reports for 2021 on the financial...
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Aug 4, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Representative Suozzi Introduces the WISH Act

Representative Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) recently introduced the WISH Act, which aims to provide catastrophic long-term care insurance for older Americans...
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Jul 26, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Two Ways to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs

High and rising prescription drug costs are contributing to the budgetary pressure faced by the federal government. Also, a significant number of...
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Jul 26, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Injecting Price Competition into Medicare Part B Drugs

Medicare Part B, which covers outpatient physician services, pays for physician-administered drugs by reimbursing physicians the average cost for...
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Jul 26, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Limiting Evergreening for Name-Brand Prescription Drugs

To encourage medical innovation, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants temporary market exclusivities to new brand name drugs. These...
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Jul 22, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Can Medicare Advantage Reforms Save the Trust Fund?

The Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is only six years from insolvency according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the...
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Jun 22, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Bipartisan Policy Center Highlights Need for Medicare Trust Fund Solutions

With just five years until the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund faces insolvency, lawmakers must address the trust fund's $515 billion net...
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Jun 10, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

How Much Would the President's Budget Extend Medicare Solvency?

The Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is only five years from insolvency according to both the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the...
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May 25, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Reducing Private Health Care Costs

Erica Socker and Mark Miller of Arnold Ventures last week penned a blog post in Health Affairs on the need to contain the costs of employer-provided...
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