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The increase in Medicare Part B premiums has sparked concerns about out-of-pocket healthcare costs. The 10-percent increase in Medicare Part B premiums for 2026 has reignited concerns about how much Social Security and total income people will have after they cover their out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending. Fortunately, my colleague Matt Rutledge has updated earlier researc…
It’s good policy and would restore confidence in America’s most important program. Recently, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its budget projections. Unsurprisingly, the outlook is dismal. And it is somewhat more dismal than last year. The net result is that deficits as a percentage of GDP will rise from 5.8 percent in 2026 to…
