CBO: Republican Health Plan Cuts Medicaid 35 Percent Over 20 Years
CBO: Republican Health Plan Cuts Medicaid 35 Percent Over 20 Years According to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, the Republican healthcare bill would cut Medicaid spending by 35 percent over the next 20 years. The updated report, which was requested by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) could make the GOP’s ObamaCare repeal effort even more difficult. The new analysis looks beyond the 10-year window of the original CBO score released Monday and analyzes the impact of the Republican bill’s lower spending cap on Medicaid after 2025. According to the CBO, “the differences between...
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