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Does AHCA Make Tax Reform Easier?
Read moreMuch of the news coverage on the interplay between health care and tax reform claims the failure to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) makes tax...
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Dan Crippen: Why the CBO’s health bill numbers matter — even if they’re imperfect
Read moreDan Crippen served as the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1999 to 2003 and is currently a member of the board of the Committee for a...
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What We Know About the “Third Prong” of the Republicans’ Health Care Plan
Read moreUpdate (3/27/2017): After publication, CBO released a score for H.R. 1215 - the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017. This blog has been updated to...
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AHCA Manager's Amendments Will Likely Cut Deficit Reduction in Half
Read moreThe House Rules Committee released two manager's amendments to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) late Monday evening in advance of their scheduled...
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AHCA Saves Money, But Could Make Getting to Balance Harder
Read moreHouse Republican leaders have introduced an ACA replacement bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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Statement on CBO Score of Health Legislation
Read moreMoments ago, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its initial score and analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – the House plan to...
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What CBO Says About the House Obamacare Replacement
Read moreUpdate (3/21/2017): These numbers are relevant for the original version of the American Health Care Act. An amended version was released on March 20...
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Options to Replace the ACA Cadillac Tax
Read moreAs policymakers debate repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), disagreement remains over how to address the ACA's "...
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Three Trust Funds Face Insolvency in the Next Eight Years
Read moreWe have made clear that President Trump faces a challenging fiscal situation now that he has entered office. As we laid out, part of that situation...
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Experts Discuss What is Needed to Repeal and Replace the ACA
Read moreAs Congress and the Trump administration continue to figure out how to go about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare")...
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Chartbook: Affordable Care Act "Repeal & Replace" Effects & Implications
Read moreBelow is a chartbook on the effects and implications of "repeal and replace" of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Below are the charts with links to...
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Mandatory Spending Continues to Drive Spending Growth
Read moreThe deficit will rise dramatically over the next decade, from about $560 billion at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 to over $1.4 trillion at the end...