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The cover for the paper called "Turning the Tide on Red Ink." On the left side of the image, an older woman looks sad as the government accumulates more debt. On the right side of the image, a grandmother and her granddaughter look hopeful as the debt is in decline. The middle of the image depicts the Medicaid.gov website.

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Turning the Tide on Red Ink: Commonsense Policies to Make Federal Health Programs More Sustainable

March 8, 2023 by Brian Blase and Joe Albanese

An image comparing a thriving and crowded Daytona International Speedway in Florida to the desolate and empty Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.

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Freedom Wins: States with Less Restrictive COVID Policies Outperformed States with More Restrictive COVID Policies

February 12, 2023 by Dr. Joel Zinberg&#160 Brian Blase&#160 Casey Mulligan and Eric Sun

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The Contribution of Federal Health Programs to U.S. Fiscal Challenges and the Need for Reform

January 24, 2023 by Paul Winfree

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Long-Term Care: The Problem

October 5, 2022 by Stephen Moses

America’s long-term care (LTC) system is broken. It fails the people who receive…

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Explosion Of Medicaid And ACA Spending: Lessons From The CBO/JCT Health Subsidies Report

August 19, 2022 by Brian Blase

Every summer, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the House-Senate Joint Committee on…

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The HSA Option: Allowing Low-Income Americans to Use a Portion of Their ACA Subsidy as a Health Savings Account Contribution

June 22, 2022 by Brian Blase&#160 Dean F. Clancy&#160 Roy Ramthun and Andrew Lautz

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Punishing Conservative States: Payment Cuts to Hospitals Where Federal Spending is Already Low

December 10, 2021 by Brian Blase

Payment Cuts to Hospitals Where Federal Spending is Already Low