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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

For more than two decades, experts have warned that Medicare relies far too heavily on recommendations submitted by the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) when setting payment amounts for different physicians...

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Sesame Workshop Receives Groundbreaking Gift from Peter G. Peterson to Expand Community Initiative

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06/07/2018

Sesame Workshop has announced a $20 million gift in support of efforts to help caregivers and community service providers give children a strong and healthy start in life.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation

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05/01/2018

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation will convene the 2018 Fiscal Summit: Debt Matters on Thursday, May 10, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. As campaigns for the 2018 midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business, politics, and policy. In recent years, he focused much of his energy—and his money—on the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91

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03/20/2018

Peter G. Peterson's family says the executive and philanthropist who argued passionately that the U.S. must reduce its national debt has died of natural causes. He was 91 years old.

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Peterson Foundation on National Debt Surpassing $21 Trillion

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03/19/2018

Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented on our nation surpassing the $21 trillion mark in outstanding debt, as noted in the Daily Treasury Statement.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Launch US 2050

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11/29/2017

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation launched US 2050, an initiative that will engage leading scholars to examine and analyze the multiple demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will shape the nation at mid-century.

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

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09/28/2017

Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today on the published release of a tax reform framework from leaders in Congress and the administration:

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation CEO Comments On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time

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09/12/2017

"Surpassing $20 trillion in debt is the latest indicator of our nation's dire fiscal condition," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the fiscally conservative Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit Convenes Nation’s Leaders To Discuss “Rising Debt in a Changing Economy”

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05/24/2017

Leading voices and policymakers from across the political spectrum gathered to discuss the national policy agenda, its connection to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on a better path, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s 2017...

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Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management

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05/17/2017

Yale School of Management announced that $10 million has been raised to expand the Yale Program on Financial Stability and launch the “Crisis-Response Project," which will codify best practices and provide training that can help governments fight...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Founder Writes About Ignoring the Debt Problem

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10/24/2016

The deficit has grown sharply this year, and will keep the national debt at about 75 percent of the gross domestic product, a ratio not seen since 1950.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Funds New Online Resource for States

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08/17/2016

The interactive online hub was released by the National Governors Association (NGA) to help states implement solutions to become more effective purchasers, regulators, and workforce developers in healthcare.

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Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Summit Convenes Leaders To Discuss Economic Priorities for Next President

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05/11/2016

Leading experts and policymakers from across the political spectrum gather today to discuss the fiscal and economic priorities for the next president, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's 2016 Fiscal Summit: Leadership for a Secure Future.

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Peterson Foundation President Has OpEd in Time Magazine on Millenials and National Debt

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04/29/2016

America’s national debt is at its highest level since 1950 and is on a path to grow rapidly in the coming decades. While there are many dangerous consequences of America’s fiscal outlook, absent a solution, no one will feel more pain than the next...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

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04/12/2016

Up to Us, a non-partisan program sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact, aims to empower students to raise awareness about the United States’ long-term fiscal and economic health in a...

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Peterson Foundation Cited in 'Public Worry Over Budget Easing'

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02/10/2016

As President Obama's final budget plan is reviewed, there are signs the public is increasingly seeing the government's long-running budget deficit with less and less concern.

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Peterson Foundation Says Obama Budget Doesn’t Address Unsustainable Debt

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02/09/2016

Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented on President Obama's budget for fiscal year 2017, saying it did not sufficiently address the key drivers of long-term debt.

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Peterson: With Primaries Near, Majority Of Voters Want Leaders To Focus On Fiscal Future

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01/26/2016

Peterson Foundation’s January Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges, shows that a significant majority of...

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