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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

News Alert: Why CBO won't estimate cost of Bernie Sanders's 'Medicare for all' bill

 
 
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Why CBO won't estimate cost of Bernie Sanders's 'Medicare for all' bill
A recent study concluding that Sen. Bernie Sanders's “Medicare for all” bill would cost $32 trillion has set off a furious debate over the cost of the plan.

But there's one estimate that would make an even bigger splash: the score from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

However, it does not appear that CBO is working on a spending estimate, despite a request from Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who asked for a cost analysis in September in order to highlight the steep costs for Medicare for all, also known as single-payer.
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