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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.

Promises, promises: Social Security pledge at risk

By Stephen Ohlemacher | April 30, 2013

President Obama and Congress are still looking for ways to control the spiraling cost of Social Security and Medicare.

LTCI Watch: Float

By Allison Bell | March 14, 2013

Maybe we should think less about money and more about pie.

GOP budget targets PPACA, Medicaid

By Andrew Taylor | March 12, 2013

At issue is the arcane and partisan congressional budget process, one that is unlikely to illustrate a path forward.

House passes fiscal cliff deal

By Arthur D. Postal | January 1, 2013

In a late vote, the House overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation that, amongst other provisions, makes the current estate tax policy permanent, with one minor change.

AEI: Replace group health tax deduction

By Allison Bell | December 10, 2012

A think tank fellow says a refundable, universal, need-adjusted tax credit would be better than what we have now.

Trade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press | December 7, 2012

It could help reduce the deficit, but may have some surprising consequences, including higher premiums for people on Medicare.

Capitalism, socialism wed as words of the year

By Leanne Italie | December 5, 2012

Thanks to the election, socialism and capitalism are forever wed as Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012.

On the Third Hand: LTCI Watch: Medicare, Part L

By Allison Bell | December 3, 2012

Here’s a modest proposal: Let’s test the idea of combining Medicare vouchers with a kind of Medicare coverage exchange program by setting up a “Ryan plan” program for long-term care (LTC) services.

Who or what are those forces conspiring to sink the life and health insurance industry, like an iceberg beneath an unsuspecting Titanic? This year, we polled our readers and reviewed our own coverage to determine the top 10 culprits to populate the 2012 Rogue’s Gallery. Who do you think should...