A group of Iowans today got a chance to do something that has long eluded Congress: Make tough budget choices to put the federal deficit on a sustainable downward path. They did so in the hope that these kinds of…
Last week the House overwhelmingly approved (392-37) a bipartisan plan to repeal Medicare’s flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) payment formula for physician services. To avoid having to fully offset the cost, however, the House waived statutory “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) rules. The…
Twenty-one percent of Americans are planning to work their entire lives, according to a recent survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The household survey found that in addition to those who said they had no plans to retire, 53 percent…
House and Senate Republicans this week are unveiling separate budget plans for Fiscal 2016, emphasizing the need for deficit reduction but also showing some differences that could complicate this year’s appropriations work. The House plan, released Tuesday, calls for $5.6…
