CBO To Say Whether Graham-Cassidy Bill Meets Reconciliation Requirements By Early Next Week

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) aims to have a preliminary assessment of whether the Graham-Cassidy health reform legislation meets reconciliation instructions by early next week. However, CBO and the Joint Committee On Taxation will be unable to provide further information about the bill -- including its effects on the deficit, health insurance coverage or premiums -- for several weeks, CBO said in a Monday blog. The announcement means that the Senate makes it likely the Congress bring the legislation to...