DE Under 3: OFCCP’s Congressional Budget Justification Is Chock-Full of Insights Into the Agency’s Plans & Past Performance
On May 22, 2025, after a marathon markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill containing significant proposed changes to the Medicaid program....more
Lawmakers are back in Washington, DC, after a week-long recess. Both chambers will be in town for three weeks before a two-week Easter recess in mid-April. With the government funded through the end of this fiscal year, focus...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On November 21, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and...more
CMS and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) each recently released reports projecting healthcare spending over the next several years. In CBO’s annual long-term budget outlook, which was released on September 17, the...more
On August 22, 2012, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued an Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2012 to 2022 (Budget Update). CBO states in the Budget Update that “[s]harp reductions in...more