CBO: House CHIP Bill Saves $1.1B; Health Center Bill Saves $1.4B

The Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.4 billion in savings from House legislation to fund community health centers and several other public health programs another two years and pay for those funding extensions by shortening the grace period for paying Obamacare insurance premiums and cutting the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Separately, CBO estimates $1.1 billion in savings from House legislation to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years, which would be paid for by cutting hospital pay, charging...