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Don’t make health care reform end game a dead end for cost control

Mar 2, 2010

The end game for health care reform may finally have arrived. Some in Congress are suggesting that a decision should be made by the Easter break, which begins on March 26. Time is running short. If we learned anything from last…

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What matters is “marginal” job creation and “marginal” deficit reduction

Feb 18, 2010

With today being the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more commonly referred to as “the stimulus”), and President Obama expected tomorrow to announce his Presidential commission for deficit reduction, I’m hearing a lot of…

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President’s Budget Follow-Up

Feb 1, 2010

Following up on our press release about the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal, here are a few more thoughts: Annual discretionary spending: (more…)

Press Releases

Concord Coalition Supports the President’s Deficit Reduction Goals and Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Plans

Feb 1, 2010

NOTE: Additional analysis of the President’s new budget proposals can be found at our blog -- The Tabulation. WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that it supports the deficit reduction goals in President Obama’s new budget as well as…

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The defense budget should not be off limits

Jan 29, 2010

If fiscal responsibility calls for significant changes in the big federal entitlement programs, shouldn’t the defense budget face scrutiny and reductions as well? That question comes up a lot when The Concord Coalition emphasizes the need for entitlement reform. The…

Press Releases

Concord Coalition Says CBO Projections Reaffirm the Need for PAYGO, Spending Caps and a Fiscal Commission

Jan 26, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reinforce the need for statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules, tight spending caps and a bipartisan fiscal commission to recommend policy changes that would be given…

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The Risk of Partial Health Care Reform: More Expenses, Fewer Cost Controls

Jan 25, 2010

As the White House and congressional leaders rethink health care reform after the Republican upset in the Massachusetts Senate race, there is a growing danger that Congress will jettison comprehensive health care reform altogether. Even worse, they might pass stripped-down…

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“It isn’t fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit…”

Jan 20, 2010

"It isn't fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit, I think it would be rather irresponsible not to raise the debt limit because we have already incurred the bill." (more…)

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A fiscal commission: liberal or conservative plot?

Jan 19, 2010

It’s a little amusing to see how badly the idea of a bipartisan fiscal commission has frightened some partisans at both ends of the political spectrum. That alone indicates the idea may have merit. (more…)

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Concord looking to hire Research Assistant

Jan 14, 2010

The Concord Coalition is looking to hire a research assistant to help with the Washington Budget Report and other Concord policy work.For the full position listing and application submission click here. (more…)

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Death Panels Part II: How Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care Relate to Current Health Reform Efforts

Jan 12, 2010

In my previous post, I spent some time clarifying how “advance care planning” is in no way, shape or form the same as a “death panel,” and how palliative care does not equate to any "rationing of care." Rather, both…

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Clarifying Misinformation about Death Panels

Jan 8, 2010

When discussing health care reform, if we cannot even be clear that “advance care planning” is in no way, shape or form the same as a “death panel,” how will we ever be able to talk about the real (and…

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Don’t make health care reform end game a dead end for cost control

What matters is “marginal” job creation and “marginal” deficit reduction

President’s Budget Follow-Up

Concord Coalition Supports the President’s Deficit Reduction Goals and Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Plans

The defense budget should not be off limits

Concord Coalition Says CBO Projections Reaffirm the Need for PAYGO, Spending Caps and a Fiscal Commission

The Risk of Partial Health Care Reform: More Expenses, Fewer Cost Controls

“It isn’t fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit…”

A fiscal commission: liberal or conservative plot?

Concord looking to hire Research Assistant

Death Panels Part II: How Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care Relate to Current Health Reform Efforts

Clarifying Misinformation about Death Panels

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