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Experts agreed at a recent forum that Social Security is a critical component of retirement security -- and that lawmakers must act to strengthen the program. The Concord Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) co-hosted the forum last week…

In a 269-151 vote, House lawmakers on Friday passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. There were strong and understandable objections from some lawmakers in both parties, however, over the use of war funding designations to circumvent caps on defense…

At a forum last week on Capitol Hill hosted by The Concord Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), experts from across the political spectrum shared their thoughts about retirement security in America. While several different policy proposals were discussed,…

The chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently certified that an important pilot project that came out of the Affordable Care Act saved $400 million in its first two years. The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization…

Calling low spending caps and congressional resistance to cost-saving reforms a “double whammy,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned last week that the military cannot carry out its strategic objectives without changes. Carter told the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee that “if…

A new report on the financial assets of older Americans highlights the need for many people to save more money to avoid running short in retirement. Between 2010 and 2012, more than a fifth of the Americans who died at…

Some lawmakers are chipping away at their colleagues’ opposition to a badly needed new round of military base realignment and closures. Members of the House Appropriations Committee included language in the Military Construction/Veterans Administration funding bill that asks the Pentagon…

Innovation can help the U.S. health care system improve care and engage new community partners -- all with an eye towards reducing the rate of health care spending, according to experts at a conference Wednesday at the University of Iowa.…