Bipartisan House Bill Would Allow 30-Year Scores To Show Savings From Preventive Health Care

By John Wilkerson / October 1, 2015 at 8:55 PM
A House bipartisan duo introduced a bill aimed at showing the true potential savings from preventive health care measures by allowing the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the budget impact of legislation 30 years out, instead of the current 10-year scoring window. Policymakers commonly complain that policies aimed at keeping patients with chronic conditions out of the hospital often appear to increase spending when most assume they eventually save the government money. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Diana DeGette (D-CO)...


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