Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fred L. Smith Jr. Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Some aspire to understand whether federal regulations on the ...

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 will be announced in October, but estimates already anticipate a ...

This study systematically reviews the scientific literature (n = 56) on cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of adaptation measures in cities and similar urban environments. The review is conducted to assess ...

New rules from the Office of Management and Budget will change how the federal government weighs costs, enabling new efforts on climate change and poverty. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington ...

There’s no way around it: Employers spend a significant amount to provide health care benefits. As of March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that private-sector employers spend an ...

2026 will mark the fourth consecutive year of substantial health benefit cost growth, signaling “mounting pressure on ...

Why is it impossible to get timely reports from the federal bureaucracy on the costs and benefits of federal regulation, even when required by law? Part of the swamp-driaing infrastructure. Photo by ...

Congress recently passed legislation to promise veterans will see the same cost-of-living increase as Social Security recipients next year. (Getty Images) House lawmakers this week finalized plans to ...

Nearly half of employers that track condition-specific data cite cancer as the No. 1 contributor to higher healthcare expenses, according to the 2025 Brown & Brown Employer Health and Benefits ...