In advance of contests in several key primary and caucus states today, The Concord Coalition recently reminded all presidential candidates that the rising national debt will affect the feasibility of their policy proposals “The debt is your running mate,” Concord’s…
The Obama administration reported last week that it had achieved an initial goal of moving the Medicare payment system towards one that rewards value instead of volume. As announced in January of 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
The economy has shown “substantial strength” in the past year, with rapid job growth, rising wages and growing consumer confidence, according to the 70th annual Economic Report of the President. But the report, released last week by the President’s Council…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has told lawmakers that “mandatory” spending programs that are means-tested are expected to grow more slowly over the next 10 years than those that are not means-tested. Mandatory programs do not require congressional approval each…
