Congressional Budget Office

In addition, 9 million fewer people will have insurance compared to if Obamacare was maintained in its current form, the Urban Institute study found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Healthcare

Liberal think tank says Trump’s Obamacare moves to raise premiums 18 percent

Robert King -

February 26, 2018 4:14 pm

Now that the Obama administration has left, conservatives are turning to the Trump White House to allow them to tighten Medicaid in ways they've long wanted, mainly through the submission of waivers. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Healthcare

Republican states get creative to tighten Medicaid rules

Kimberly Leonard -

February 20, 2018 5:01 am

The latest findings from the nonpartisan Office of the Actuary, which is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, projects that the repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate will result in 3.3 million more people not having healthcare coverage by 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Healthcare

CMS actuaries break with CBO, see smaller impact from repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate

Kimberly Leonard -

February 14, 2018 9:00 pm

In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Economy

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Joseph Lawler -

February 8, 2018 10:25 pm

The deficit grew because spending grew 5 percent, while revenues increased 4 percent. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Economy

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 9:07 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

The Congressional Budget Office had previously projected that the debt ceiling would become binding in late March or early April. Due to the passage of the tax reform bill, however, the CBO says that the deadline for raising the debt ceiling will now fall during the first half of March. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Economy

CBO moves debt limit deadline up to first half of March thanks to GOP tax cuts

Joseph Lawler -

January 31, 2018 7:34 pm

Lawmakers took aim at CBO Director Keith Hall Tuesday during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. Hall defended the agency's handling of estimates on Obamacare repeal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Healthcare

Republicans and CBO clash over Obamacare estimates

Robert King -

January 30, 2018 4:32 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner that he has had long conversations with the Republican senators who blocked legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare last time around, and still thinks they can get something across the finish line. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Healthcare

Ted Cruz: ‘We need to finish the job’ on Obamacare in 2018

Philip Klein -

January 24, 2018 5:35 pm

The deal to fund the government through Feb. 8 includes a six-year reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. (iStock photo)

Healthcare

Shutdown deal includes children’s insurance funding

Robert King -

January 22, 2018 6:49 pm

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Tag: Congressional Budget Office

Liberal think tank says Trump’s Obamacare moves to raise premiums 18 percent

Republican states get creative to tighten Medicaid rules

CMS actuaries break with CBO, see smaller impact from repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

CBO moves debt limit deadline up to first half of March thanks to GOP tax cuts

Republicans and CBO clash over Obamacare estimates

Ted Cruz: ‘We need to finish the job’ on Obamacare in 2018

Shutdown deal includes children’s insurance funding

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