This week at CBPP, we focused on health care, the federal budget and taxes, family income support, the economy, and state budgets and taxes.
On health care, we explained that the Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is just as harmful as the House version....off the charts
POLICY INSIGHT
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
June 30, 2017
The core of the GOP health bill has always been tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations paid for by cutting provisions that help millions of low- and moderate-income families afford health coverage and care. Senate Republicans are now...
June 30, 2017
Senate Republicans reportedly may add $45 billion over the next decade to their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in order to address the opioid crisis. That’s far less than...
June 29, 2017
The Senate health bill’s Medicaid cuts would deepen significantly in the second decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimated today, growing from 26 percent in 2026 to 35 percent in 2036, relative to current law (see graph)...
June 29, 2017
Senate Republican leaders reportedly plan to add a new provision to their bill repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would let individuals use their Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions to pay their health insurance premiums.
June 29, 2017
The Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would leave 22 million more people uninsured while raising premiums and out-of-pocket costs for tens of millions more — and giving a tax windfall to those at the top. Here are some key analyses and charts that illustrate how the Senate bill would hurt coverage and affordability for millions of Americans.
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June 28, 2017
Despite the need to ramp up preparations for the fast-approaching 2020 census, President Trump’s 2018 budget would boost funding for the Census Bureau by just 2 percent ($27 million) next year — far less than what’s needed to ensure a successful census. The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed...
June 28, 2017
The number of uninsured non-elderly people would rise dramatically in every state under the Senate GOP health care bill, new Urban Institute estimates show — more than doubling in 25 states and more than tripling in four states (see table). The...
June 27, 2017
Republican senators and Administration officials claim the Senate health bill’s Medicaid changes won’t leave anyone worse off, but both the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and a growing number of state-based analyses are concluding that millions of people all over America would lose their Medicaid coverage due to the huge federal Medicaid funding cuts under both the House and Senate bills....
June 27, 2017
As we’ve explained, some states would face disproportionally large cuts if policymakers converted Medicaid from an entitlement in which federal spending rises to accommodate rising need to a block grant or per capita cap, as the House and Senate bills to repeal the Affordable...
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