Bipartisan Sens Want CBO To Consider Savings From Preventive Care

A bipartisan group of senators including Senate Finance Ranking Republican Mike Crapo (ID) are reintroducing legislation that would direct the Congressional Budget Office to consider savings from preventive services when estimating the cost of legislation and would let Congressional leaders get an analysis of those measures beyond the 10-year budget window. “Congress can address our debt crisis by enacting substantial reforms to entitlement programs currently running on autopilot,” Crapo said. “This bipartisan legislation is a simple fix that will allow...