The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget notes that the cost-of-living adjustment for 2009 was much higher than average -- 5.8% -- due to record ...
"They clearly know something is coming," said Melissa Koide of the New America Foundation, a left-leaning Washington policy group. "It's a very big populist ...
"The Medicare program just buys health care in the regular health-care system," points out economist Len Nichols of the New America Foundation. ...
... but they're both horrible scenarios," said Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. ...
"'Plain vanilla' was just such a no-go for the industry, that was loud
and clear," said Melissa Koide of the New America Foundation, a
left-leaning Washington policy group. "It's disappointing it's coming
out, because there was some middle ground on the issue."... Original Article
Health care in a co-op could be cheaper than private insurance, says Len Nichols at the New America Foundation, but it's not necessarily always less ...
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... larger deficit projections than those released by OMB," the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget wrote in a statement after the reports' release. ...
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Changing the way kids view fruits and vegetables versus potato chips and candy bars could eventually bend the cost line, says Len Nichols of the New America Foundation ...
"You need a credible threat in some markets where there is none now," says Len Nichols of the New America Foundation, who has advocated such a plan. ...
"Ultimately, the long-term budget outlook will necessitate serious tax and spending changes," says the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which is led by tax and budget experts from the left and the right.
July 1, 2009
