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The CBO Report on TrumpCare – 2nd Verse same as 1st, Freedom Caucus version even worse

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I’m sure the rush to get a vote on TrumpCare was not intended to beat the release of the CBO estimate. (Here’s the March 13 report for comparison.)

Dear Mr. Speaker:

At your request, the Congressional Budget Office and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have prepared an estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on March 22, 2017, incorporating manager’s amendments 4, 5, 24, and 25.

As a result of those amendments, this estimate shows smaller savings over the next 10 years than the estimate that CBO issued on March 13 for the reconciliation recommendations of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.1 The estimated effects on health insurance coverage and on premiums for health insurance are similar to those estimated for the committees’ recommendations.

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Comparison With the Previous Estimate
On March, 13, 2017, CBO and JCT estimated that enacting the reconciliation recommendations of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (which were combined into H.R. 1628) would yield a net reduction in federal deficits of $337 billion over the 2017-2026 period. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1628, with the proposed amendments, would save $186 billion less over that period. That reduction in savings stems primarily from changes to H.R. 1628 that modify provisions affecting the Internal Revenue Code and the Medicaid program.

When reached for comment, Speaker Granny Starver replied:

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