Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationApril 24, 2008 |
Implications of a cap-and-trade programApril 24, 2008I am testifying this morning before the Senate Finance Committee on the implications of a cap-and-trade program for carbon dioxide emissions. The testimony is posted here.
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Cyclically adjusted and standardized budgetApril 20, 2008 |
CBO cost estimate of FHA proposal in House: Not quite yetApril 17, 2008 |
Life expectancy differentialsApril 17, 2008 |
Housing policy optionsApril 11, 2008 |
Budgetary effects of Lieberman-Warner climate billApril 10, 2008 |
SCHIP, crowd-out, and the August 17 directiveApril 9, 2008I am testifying this afternoon before the Senate Finance Committee this afternoon on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), crowd-out (that is, the substitution of public insurance coverage for private insurance coverage), and the August 17th directive from the Administration to state health officials (which has generated significant controversy). The testimony is posted here.
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The cost of the war: A comment on Stiglitz-BilmesApril 8, 2008The U.S. military invaded Iraq in March 2003, and the conflict there has continued for the ensuing five years. In September 2002, CBO published its first projection of the costs associated with a U.S. invasion of Iraq. CBO has subsequently provided the Congress with numerous updates of funding provided to date for that conflict, as well as projections of future costs under several alternative scenarios. Indeed, in part because the Defense Department has never published its own long-range timetable for future U.S.
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Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review ConferenceApril 7, 2008 |
Dartmouth Atlas 2008April 7, 2008The Dartmouth health group released a new version of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care today, highlighting once again the substantial variation in costs per Medicare beneficiary across the United States -- and that the higher-cost areas and hospitals do not seem to generate better health outcomes, on average, than lower-cost ones. (On the basis of this evidence, the Dartmouth researchers suggest that health care spending could be reduced by roughly 30 percent without harming health outcomes.
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Monthly budget reviewApril 7, 2008 |
