claim: a recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs.
author: paul krugman
evidence_1: feb 14, 2017 ... since donald trump took office early this year he has signed a long and ever- growing list of executive orders, hoping to fulfill a number of his campaign  promises. in his first three weeks alone, trump signed a burst of orders to undo  many of president barack obama's policies. later in june, in his first ...
evidence_2: the department of health and human services (hhs) must implement these  proposals unless congress adopts equally effective alternatives. the board is  also required to submit to congress annual reports on health care costs, access,  quality, and utilization. ipab must submit to congress recommendations on how  to ...
evidence_3: jun 14, 2010 ... three things are abundantly clear about president obama's new health care law  three months ... jobs, lower costs, reduce the deficit, allow americans to keep  their health care, protect seniors' coverage, ... the following report is designed to  chronicle obamacare's three-month journey from hype to.
evidence_4: feb 11, 2014 ... the first attempt at healthcare reform in the post-war era occurred during the  administration of president harry s. truman. .... in his inaugural address, after  lamenting the consequences of excessive government borrowing and deficit  spending, president reagan declared: "in this current crisis, government is ...
evidence_5: mar 13, 2017 ... and the public with a view of the priorities of the president and his administration.  the federal budget is a ... this 2018 budget blueprint will not add to the deficit. it  has been crafted much the ..... plemental foods, health care referrals, and  nutrition education for low-income pregnant and postpartum women ...