On May 24th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The CBO estimates that the AHCA would reduce the federal deficit by $119 billion over 10 years. The CBO also estimates that if enacted, in … Continue reading
Congressional work on health care legislation took a back seat last week to President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. Nonetheless, there was some health care activity. As previously reported, on May 4 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act of 2017 (H.R. 1628) (AHCA) by a vote of 217-213. … Continue reading