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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...
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Principles for Responsible "Obamacare" Repeal and Replace
Read morePolicymakers are expected to soon consider legislation to repeal and possibly replace large parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or “Obamacare”)...
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Budget Will Be Difficult to Balance Without ACA Savings
Read moreFor the past three years, Republicans have proposed budgets with a goal of achieving balance within the next decade. However, that goal will be much...
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Amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution Regarding the ACA Would Promote Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreLast week, the Senate began consideration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution, which is primarily being used to create a legislative...
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Different Approaches to ACA Repeal have Different Costs and/or Savings
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire...