By
Becky Sweger
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Transparency & Data
We have another round of updates to NPP's Federal Priorities Database. Get the latest information on Medicaid participation, Medidcare enrollment, unemployment, and labor force participation.
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Guest Blogger
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Education,
Health Care
When discussions around federal spending turn to trade-offs and long-term projections, the stakes are highest for the Millennial generation and those who are still in the K-12 education system.
By
Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process
After more than two weeks of the government shutdown, Congress approved a deal to fund the government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling through Feb. 7.
By
NPP Intern
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Education,
Health Care
This summer has been full of surprises.
By
Becky Sweger
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Health Care
Everyone has a story about health care in the U.S. Make sure your health care priorities are voiced in upcoming debates about Obamacare, Medicaid, Medicare, and other federal health programs.
By
NPP Intern
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Health Care
Clay is a self-declared “evangelical Texan.”
By
Mattea Kramer
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Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
When lawmakers struck a fiscal-cliff deal on New Year's Day, they did not make any changes to Medicare or Social Security. But the debate over if and how to reform entitlement programs has only just begun.
By
Chris Hellman
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
One of the major issues not addressed as part of the recent deal on the fiscal cliff is the future of the major entitlement programs – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.Entitlements are programs that pay benefits to anyone who applies for them and meets the eligibility requirements for that specific ...
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Mattea Kramer
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Health Care
This election season has put a lot of focus on Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. There’s been less emphasis on Medicaid, the health program for low-income Americans, though both President Obama and Governor Romney would dramatically change Medicaid. Currently Medicaid serves mainly children and those senior citizens who require long-term care.
By
Mattea Kramer
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Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
This fall we're launching the incredible stories of Americans across the country in a project called Faces of the Budget. National Priorities Project has been gathering the stories of every-day people and how they've been affected by the spending and tax policies of the federal budget. Since all of us ...