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Simpson, Bowles Again Show Path to No-Nonsense Budget
17 May, 2013 - Special Publication

This guest column in the Billings Gazette was written by Paul Hansen, western states regional director for The Concord Coalition.


 

It is time for both Republicans and Democrats in Washington to make a deal to fix the nation’s debt.

The new budget plan recently released by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles once again demonstrates that it is possible, through a mix of...

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CBO Sets the Record Straight on Demographics and Health Care
3 Aug, 2009 - Facing Facts
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090803-ff.pdf
There is a growing awareness that a paradox lies at the heart of the Democrats’ strategy on long-term fiscal control. The administration and congressional leadership are passionate in asserting that the unsustainable growth in federal entitlement spending must be reined in—and that this is why we... Read More
The Importance of a Cost Control Enforcement Entity in Health Care Reform Legislation
31 Jul, 2009 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/IMAC-brief-FINAL.pdf
I. Health care savings: trust but verify Despite the contentious nature of the debate over health care reform, all sides accept one central premise: the projected growth rate of health care costs is unsustainable. Cost control is thus fundamental to the nation’s fiscal sustainability and economic... Read More
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Iowa Committee Produces Principles for National Efforts to Reform Health Care
27 Jul, 2009 - Press Release
Washington -- The Iowa Committee for Value in Healthcare today issued a set of principles to guide the health care reform debate.  Comprised of a diverse group of Iowa health care providers, purchasers, payers, patient advocates, and policy analysts, the Committee identified the following... Read More
U.S. should model its health care after Iowa
27 Jul, 2009 - Special Publication
By Sara Imhof -- Guest ColumnCedar Rapids Gazette (Page A4)July 27, 2009The debate over much-needed health care reform has reached a fever pitch in our nation’s capital. This attention is justified given health care in America consumes nearly 17 percent of our economy, an annual cost of $2.5... Read More
Looking Beyond the Reserve Fund: Cost Control Must Do More Than Pay For Expanded Health Insurance Coverage
6 Jul, 2009 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090706-health-care-issue-brief-6_0.pdf
By David Koitz This is Issue #6 in The Concord Coalition Series on Health Care and Medicare. For the rest of the series, click here. “I think it is extremely important from a credibility standpoint to show the American people that you’re making savings in the enormous sums now being spent on health... Read More
The President’s Statutory PAYGO Proposal
25 Jun, 2009 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090625-paygo-issue-brief.pdf
Introduction President Obama has proposed a law requiring pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budgeting for new entitlement spending, including health care reform, and new tax cuts, with the exception of certain existing provisions scheduled to expire. The new PAYGO law would supplement, but not replace, current... Read More
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Youth Conference Produces Plan For Action On Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook
17 Jun, 2009 - Press Release
On June 15 and June 16, The Concord Coalition and the Youth Entitlements Summit (YES) hosted a two-day conference in Washington, D.C with support from The Peter G. Peterson Foundation.  The conference brought together youth leaders and organizations and created an action plan for addressing... Read More
Electronic Record Keeping, Wellness Programs, and Care Coordination -- Would They Yield Real Savings, And When?
15 Jun, 2009 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090615-health-care-issue-brief-5.pdf
By David Koitz This is Issue #5 in The Concord Coalition Series on Health Care and Medicare. For the rest of the series, click here. The Obama Administration has proposed a number of changes aimed at increasing efficiencies in the nation’s health care system. The most prominent of them, included in... Read More
Concord Coalition Supports Statutory PAYGO But Cautions Against Large Exemptions
9 Jun, 2009 - Press Release
The Concord Coalition today reiterated its support for enacting statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules, particularly in light of proposals to expand the federal government’s health care commitments. Concord warned, however, that the Obama Administration’s PAYGO proposal would exempt $3.5 trillion of... Read More
The Stubborn Rise in Medicare Physician and Contractor Expenditures
5 Jun, 2009 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090604-health-care-issue-brief-4_1.pdf
By David Koitz This is Issue #4 in The Concord Coalition Series on Health Care and Medicare. For the rest of the series, click here. Two prominent areas where Medicare has had little success in controlling costs are payments to physicians and contracts with private group health care providers.... Read More