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Forum Thursday in West Palm Beach to Highlight Possible Solutions to Rising Federal Debt
7 Jun, 2013 - Press Release

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. -- A panel of experts on fiscal issues will discuss solutions to the growing federal debt at a lunch program at the Economic Forum of Palm Beach County on Thursday, June 13.

The speakers will be Paul Stebbins, executive chairman of the Board of World Fuel Services Corp.; Julio Fuentes, president and CEO of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition.  

The Economic Forum of Palm Beach County is hosting the program, titled “Fix the Debt and Why It...

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Concord Coalition Grassroots Leaders Deliver Report on Fiscal Stewardship
4 Dec, 2009 - Press Release
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition will release a report on the first year of its Fiscal Stewardship Project next Monday, Dec. 7, at a conference on Capitol Hill. The project established advisory groups and programs in seven areas around the country to study the long-term fiscal and economic... Read More
Statement on Health Care Reform
3 Dec, 2009 - Special Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/Statement_on_Health_Care_Reform_12_3_09.pdf
To access the PDF version, click hereThe signatories to this memo are all members of the “Fiscal Seminar,” a group of budget experts that has been meeting together for several years. The views expressed are those of the individuals involved and should not be interpreted as representing the views of... Read More
The Concord Coalition To Release Fiscal Stewardship Report
1 Dec, 2009 - Press Release
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition will release a report on the first year of its Fiscal Stewardship Project next Monday, Dec. 7, at a conference on Capitol Hill. The project established advisory groups in seven areas around the country to study the long-term fiscal and economic challenges facing... Read More
New Online Game Lets Players Tackle Federal Budget Deficit
9 Nov, 2009 - Press Release
Federal Budget Experts & Innovative California OrganizationPresent the “Federal Budget Challenge”WASHINGTON -- As the battle rages on over the fiscal impact of health care reform, lawmakers are facing tough choices that will affect our nation’s balance sheet for years to come. Now there’s an... Read More
Targeting 'Waste and Abuse' Won't Bend the Health Cost Curve
22 Oct, 2009 - Facing Facts
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/FF%20Newsletter%20V-2_09-1022.pdf
In stressing the urgency of reform, the President has repeatedly warned that runaway health-care spending poses a grave threat to the nation’s fiscal and economic future. “Our health-care problem is our deficit problem,” he pronounced in his address to Congress last month... Read More
Concord Coalition Says That Medicare "Doc Fix" Should Be Paid For
19 Oct, 2009 - Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Concord Coalition said today that if Congress raises physician reimbursement rates in Medicare, it should spell out how to pay for the changes. The Senate is expected to consider a bill this week that would permanently increase physician reimbursement rates relative to the current... Read More
Denver Events to Focus on Federal Debt, Health Care Reform and America's Economic Future
15 Oct, 2009 - Press Release
DENVER – Colorado residents will have an opportunity next Thursday to question national experts on how the country can plan for a better economic future in the face of skyrocketing federal debt, an aging population and rapidly rising health care costs.David M. Walker, former Comptroller... Read More
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Iowa FAC Issues Final Report: "Value in Health Care: Principles for Reform"
12 Oct, 2009 - Special Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/ICVH_FinalRept_10-07-09_Final-1.pdf
The Iowa Committee for Value in Healthcare today issued a report on five key principles for high-value, fiscally responsible health care that Congress and the Obama administration should consider as they continue discussions over national reform.  The entire report is available here. The... Read More
Letter to Senator Harry Reid on the Health Care Reform Bill
9 Oct, 2009 - Special Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/LettertoHarryReid091009.pdf
The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate Washington DC   Dear Senator Reid, We have followed the health care reform debate very carefully. We applaud you and the entire Congress for focusing on what we consider to be the most important and most difficult public policy... Read More
Concord Coalition Warns That New Entitlement is Not A Valid Health Care Reform Offset
7 Oct, 2009 - Press Release
As House and Senate leaders negotiate the final details of their respective health care reforms bills, The Concord Coalition warned today that one provision under consideration, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, is structurally unsound and fiscally irresponsible.... Read More