James C. Capretta

Biography

James C. Capretta is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of US Health Policy and Market Reforms: An Introduction, published by AEI Press in 2022. 

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Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny

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April 21, 2026

Reforming Health Care

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March 4, 2026
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Civitas Outlook
Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny

When Congress is forced to get serious about deficit cutting again, Medicare should be at the top of the list of programs receiving a thorough review.

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It’s Time to Combat Abuse of Agency Guidance – Again.

The federal courts cannot comprehensively limit administrative state power, but an Executive Order could do helpful work.

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