CBO On Graham-Cassidy: $133 Billion Deficit Cut; Comprehensive Coverage Likely To Be Reduced By 'Millions'

Updated Story The Graham-Cassidy health care bill would save the federal government at least $133 billion from 2017 until the block-granted federal funding to states ends in 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimates . Comprehensive coverage would be reduced by “the millions,” but the precise number would depend on how states implemented the bill and which waivers they chose to adopt, the nonpartisan agency said in a topline analysis released Monday (Sept. 25). On Medicaid, CBO upped its past projections...