Douglas Elmendorf

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  PPACA repeal bill reaches House floor

  By Allison Bell  |  May 16, 2013

  It passes 229-195, with just two Democratic votes. The Senate remains an obstacle.

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  CBO: We still think PPACA repeal would cost plenty

  By Allison Bell  |  May 15, 2013

  The last repeal budget impact estimate was $109 billion, officials say.

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  Fact check: Slips in vice presidential debate

  By Calvin Woodward  |  October 12, 2012

  A look at the political claims made during Thursday's debate — some of which didn't tell the full story.

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  Week in Pictures | July 27, 2012

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  July 27, 2012

  Mitt Romney heads abroad to bolster his foreign policy credentials, stocks rally here and abroad as Draghi hints that the ECB is prepared to print money and a new protracted battle in Washington begins over the Bush-era tax cuts. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.

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  Post-Election Estate Tax Fix?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2012

  The consensus is that the Bush-era tax cuts will be addressed after the presidential election.

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  The Catch: MLR Rebate Accrual

  By Allison Bell  |  February 2, 2012

  Assurant pays less than it had feared, Cigna avoids that word, and more.

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  CBO: Killing PPACA Could Have Mixed Results

  By Allison Bell  |  November 15, 2011

  Douglas Elmendorf looks in his crystal ball and sees a lot of fuzzy crystal.

• CBO: Senate Health Bill Might Not Do Much To Pay For Medicare

  By Allison Bell  |  January 25, 2010

  The Senate health bill might make the Medicare trust fund look better without adding significantly to the resources available for keeping Medicare solvent.