The White House has released its mid-year budget projections, saying they confirm that President Obama’s fiscal plan would stabilize the deficit within a few years without short-changing important, growth-oriented investments. The Mid-Session Review, which adjusts budget estimates for recent legislative…
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a mandatory change in the way Medicare will pay providers of hip and knee replacements. The change will bundle such payments so that one fee pays for the doctor,…
With less than three weeks until the Highway Trust Fund can no longer make payments to states, a bipartisan congressional group is trying to galvanize other lawmakers to find a solution to the trust fund’s structural problems. Led by Rep.…
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition has hired Phil LaRue, a former senior advisor on Capitol Hill, as the organization's director of government relations. “We are delighted that Phil is joining The Concord Coalition team. His passion for fiscal responsibility, his…
