#Health Care

President Obama’s inaugural address Monday touched lightly on the subject of deficit reduction, but it failed to convey the magnitude of the fiscal problems facing the country and the urgency with which they should be corrected.On the positive side, Obama…

The federal debt is a “ticking time bomb” that puts the U.S. economy at risk, jeopardizes our standard of living and threatens national security, according to a new report by Strengthening of America – Our Children’s Future.Strengthening of America is…

After the Supreme Court’s summer ruling on the 2-year-old health care reform law and President Obama’s re-election, House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans plan to rely heavily on the congressional oversight process to register their continued opposition to his 2-year-old…

This is Part II of a two-part series of posts on the presidential candidates' fiscal policies. Part I examines Governor Romney's plans. (more…)

Four prominent experts agreed Monday that two complex and interrelated tasks are essential to the nation’s future prosperity: curbing the growth in health care costs and reforming federal entitlement programs.The speakers were William Frist, a doctor and former U.S. Senate…

Here are links to some previously published material by The Concord Coalition on proposals by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, who was named Saturday as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate. (more…)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today estimated that repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) would increase federal budget deficits between next year and 2022 by around $109 billion, only a small change from previous estimates. The CBO suggests that…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today estimated that repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) would increase federal budget deficits between next year and 2022 by around $109 billion, only a small change from previous estimates. The CBO suggests that…