Oct 28, 2019
ARCHIVE: Choices for Financing Medicare for All: A Preliminary Analysis
Note (3/17/2020): This analysis is now out of date. We released an updated version of this analysis,...
Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Sep 24, 2019 | Social Security
Chartbook: Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform
Below is a Chartbook that corresponds to the paper "Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform":
Sep 18, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Americans Show They Can Make Tough Federal Budget Decisions and Reduce National Debt
The national debt currently is the highest it has been as a share of the economy since just after World War II, and it is rising rapidly. This...
Sep 12, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
After the 2020 Election, Fiscal Challenges Await
The winner of the 2020 presidential election will begin his or her term facing a daunting fiscal situation. High deficits and debt, depleting...
Aug 27, 2019 | Economics
Break Glass Here: A Responsible Plan to Combat the Next Recession
The United States is in the midst of one of the longest periods of sustained economic growth in its history, but there are signs that this...
Aug 21, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Analysis of CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook (August 2019)
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated Budget and Economic Outlook...
Aug 9, 2019 | Health Care
Letter to Finance Committee: Thank You For Working to Reduce Health Costs
Below is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to leaders of the Senate Finance...
Letter: Nearly 100 Experts Warn Against Cadillac Tax Repeal
A group of nearly 100 distinguished health and economic policy experts from across the ideological spectrum joined together to warn the Senate...
Jun 25, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
CBO's 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook, again...
Jun 20, 2019 | Other Spending
A Plan to Raise the Caps Without Breaking the Bank
Due to the large temporary increase in discretionary spending levels for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, spending...
May 14, 2019 | Budget Process
Kent Conrad's Testimony on the Broken Budget Process
On May 14, 2019, former Senate Budget Committee Chairman and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget board member Kent Conrad (D-ND) testified...
May 13, 2019 | Health Care
Analysis of the 2019 Medicare Trustees' Report
The Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for the next 75 years. The...
May 9, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
CBO's Analysis of the President's FY 2020 Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate...
May 6, 2019 | Taxes
Joint Letter: Don't Revive the Expired Tax Extenders
Below is a joint letter sent today to Congressional leadership and the heads of the taxwriting committees urging them against reviving the...
Apr 22, 2019 | Social Security
Analysis of the 2019 Social Security Trustees’ Report
The Social Security Trustees released their annual report today, continuing to show that the Social Security program must address its funding...
Apr 16, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Why Should We Worry About the National Debt: Questions and Answers
“Why Should We Worry About the National Debt?” describes six...
Apr 16, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Why Should We Worry About the National Debt?
Though the national debt is at a post-war high, the willingness of policymakers to address it seems as if it is at an all-time low. The last two...
