GOP Wants Cost Info On Dems’ Health Policies, CBO’s Timeline Unclear

Ranking Republicans on key House committees are asking the Congressional Budget Office for information on how much health provisions under consideration for Democrats’ reconciliation bill would cost -- but CBO told Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) it’s unclear when scores for those provisions will be out as the office is busy and policies keep changing. In an Oct. 6 letter to McConnell, CBO says it has scored the House committee-passed version of the Democrats’ reconciliation bill from four committees...