A promising bipartisan proposal in the House would help lawmakers better assess the long-term benefits and costs of legislation they are considering.The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) typically projects the fiscal impact of legislation over 10 years. The Long-Term SCORE Act,…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced increases of about 0.4 percent in 2015 government payment levels for private insurance plans that some seniors use instead of traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare.Joshua Gordon, policy director for The Concord…
Tax writers in the House and Senate are considering legislation to retroactively extend a number of tax provisions that expired at the end of last year. These provisions -- collectively known as “tax extenders” -- are temporary measures that, like…
Today the House Budget Committee is considering Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposed budget for Fiscal 2015 -- a document that lays out Republican priorities but does not represent a realistic blueprint for progress towards a fiscal sustainability plan.Concord Coalition Executive Director…
