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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is a nonpartisan group of budget experts concerned about this nation's fiscal future.

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    3 hours ago

    🚨🥼NEW PAPER📞🚨 With the growth of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, we carefully look at the costs and potential risks of expanded usage – and urge Congress to do the same when designing any new policies. ➡️Read our new analysis: .

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  2. 3 hours ago

    ➡️ has become an essential tool for the delivery of health care to millions, but the cost for the federal government must be taken seriously. Congress should take the time to develop comprehensive + sound legislation improving accessibility while providing safeguards.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    1️⃣The expansion of services runs the risk of over-utilization; 2️⃣Payment incentives, especially w/ reimbursement at parity with in-person care, might lead to more costly care; 3️⃣Guardrails must be put in place to discover and prevent sources of fraud and abuse.

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  4. 3 hours ago

    🩺💵While can increase access to care, it is also likely to drive up costs. We suggest attention to the following challenges related to the federal , and to national health expenditures: ⤵️

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  5. 3 hours ago

    ➡️Both the and have projected that the increased use of services will add to overall costs; permanent expansion could cost $𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 over 10 years, w/ the potential for even greater costs in the federal + private sectors.

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  6. 22 hours ago

    "...It should also end the costly, inflationary, and regressive repayment pause as scheduled." ➡️You can read the full release at .

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  7. 22 hours ago

    "As continues to make significant and costly modifications to the student loan program, it should provide cost and distributional estimates as well as accompanying policies that offset the cost of these changes..."

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  8. 22 hours ago

    "This policy could end up being a costly giveaway to high-earning doctors and lawyers. The public deserves to know the full implications of the change before it moves forward."

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  9. 22 hours ago

    "It makes sense to improve and reform income-driven repayment programs, but the Administration’s approach appears to violate the principles behind income-driven repayment. The Administration is retroactively taking the “income” out of income-driven repayment."

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  10. 22 hours ago

    🚨. yesterday announced several changes to the student loan program, including one-time retroactive forgiveness for some and debt cancellation for others. The ultimate cost is unclear due to a lack of data and detail. The following is a statement from : ⤵️

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  11. Apr 18

    💰This , as Americans are busy filing their taxes, we want to know: if you were in charge of the nation's tax policy, how would YOU Pay the Tab? ⚖️Share your tax & spending preferences and compare your answers to real-life policies at .

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  12. Apr 18

    ➡️Failing to pair the insulin cost cap w/ reforms to lower drug costs – as in the House-passed – is a wasted opportunity to reduce national health expenditures and promote fiscal responsibility. ➡️Find options for more holistic reforms & savings in our analysis.

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  13. Apr 18

    🚨NEW ANALYSIS🚨 A House-passed bill to cap insulin costs would increase⬆️ total drug costs & national health expenditures, and would be a missed opportunity for lawmakers to truly lower prescription drug costs through comprehensive reforms. Read more: .

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  14. Apr 15

    💡How does your budget knowledge stack up? Our Budget IQ Quiz tests your knowledge of the budget – both the numbers and the process. Test your budget know-how today ➡️

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  15. Apr 15

    💡What kind of budget do you prefer? Our Budget Personality Quiz asks you a range of questions about your budgetary preferences to get a sense of your policymaking values. Take the quiz and share your results today! ➡️

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  16. Apr 15

    ⏱While we wait for lawmakers to unveil their fiscal priorities for the upcoming year, YOU have the opportunity to share yours by playing ! ➡️Test your budget knowledge, discover your fiscal preferences, and share your results at .

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  17. Apr 14

    Do you care about the fiscal health of our country and our growing 📈? If so, now is the time to let Congress know that fiscal responsibility matters to you. ➡️Tell your member of Congress we need a reduction plan today at .

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    Apr 14

    Those who thought $1.9 trillion was the right size “made two key errors”. “they overestimated the economy's potential and therefore the size of the output gap.” “they misread the output gap as mostly reflecting a shortage of demand rather than supply.”

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    Apr 13

    CCL economist looks at the latest study that shows the benefits of a . "If even [Energy Innovation's] model shows such powerful results from a modest $40 carbon fee, that’s a strong endorsement of CCL’s core policy."

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    Apr 13

    We have a new piece by the Research Team's Jonathan Marshall on the report on the emissions-reducing and revenue-generating benefits of a price on carbon pollution. Article and thread 🧵 below [1/5]:

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