The goals of good tax policy have been equity, efficiency, and simplicity. It may be impossible to achieve all three, but recent tax bills have accomplished none.| Howard Gleckman
Buried deep in a House spending bill is a provision to allow corporations to hide important details about how much they pay in taxes to US and foreign governments.| Howard Gleckman
Family caregivers help frail older adults and people with disabilities. But they get little support from the health care system. Two non-profits have solutions.| Forbes
Two recent studies help explain how Americans think about the financial aspects of their long-term care needs, and why they are so poorly prepared.| Howard Gleckman
In effect, the firms will be paying an export tax, though neither they nor the administration describe it this way. One reason: Such a levy appears unconstitutional.| Howard Gleckman
The 2025 budget law will accelerate Social Security insolvency to 2032. The program will go insolvent during the term of the president who succeeds Donald Trump.| Forbes
As many as three in ten older patients may acquire delirium in the hospital. And the consequences can be severe, including longer hospital stays and even death.| Howard Gleckman
The Tax Policy Center estimates only about 3 percent of households will benefit from the deduction for tips while about 9 percent will pay less income tax on overtime| Howard Gleckman
Trump is changing Medicare, mostly focusing on providers. But the biggest impact may come from tariffs and deporting immigrants. Combined, these direct and indirect c| Howard Gleckman
Millions of Americans are struggling to care for relatives who increasingly need help with their daily activities, from bathing to shopping.| Forbes
Medicare is not going broke in 2026. What the Trustees Report really says, and what it means to you.| Forbes
The bill is regressive, expensive, complicated, and it treats people who make roughly the same amount of money in very different ways.| Howard Gleckman
The budget includes a deduction for taxpayers over age 65, starting in 2025. But it would benefit fewer than half of older adults, the Tax Policy Center estimates.| Howard Gleckman
The declared lifespan of tax changes may not mean what you think. Lawmakers repeatedly extend temporary tax breaks. And they rewrite permanent provisions almost as often| Forbes
It is no exaggeration to say that, without immigrant health care workers, Americans will die for lack of care.| Forbes
Nursing facilities that receive federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid (effectively all of them) will have to employ enough staff to provide at least 3.48 hours...| Forbes
The US faces a desperate shortage of care workers. Here are some ideas for how to close that gap.| Forbes
The budget bill would slash safety net programs for older adults, people with disabilities, and their family caregivers. The bill also lowers taxes for some seniors.| Howard Gleckman
The tax provisions of the budget bill being debated in the Senate would be more regressive than the Finance Committee version, says a new Tax Policy Center analysis.| Howard Gleckman
President Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill are creating new bureaucratic hurdles to prevent families from tapping government benefits.| Forbes
The House budget reconciliation bill would cut taxes by an average of about $2,900, according to the Tax Policy Center. 84 percent of households would get a tax cut.| Forbes