KHN Morning Briefing, August 29, 2018
Experts say that because Republicans control Congress there is not a legitimate reason for the Congressional Budget Office to put time into analyzing the idea. Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate in the California governor race, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, says he supports universal health care for illegal immigrants.
The Hill: 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). (Sullivan, 8/29)
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