In this year’s Economic Report of the President, the administration describes a recovery that is picking up speed. But President Obama and his economic advisers warn that more must be done both to help the recovery continue and, in the…
The nation’s largest private health insurer is launching a plan to move away from the traditional fee-for-service system that many analysts say bears much of the blame for excessive medical spending. (more…)
For the fourth time in four years, President Obama has tucked a little gem of a tax policy proposal into his budget: the proposal to limit the tax benefit of itemized deductions to 28 percent. It’s a great idea because…
A congressional conference committee resumes work today on legislation to extend unemployment benefits and a temporary cut in the payroll tax that provides funding for Social Security. Partisan differences – particularly on paying for the extensions -- led Congress late…
