Lawmakers link changes to CBO scoring for preventive health

Lawmakers link changes to CBO scoring for preventive health

Almost every lawmaker remembers their first “bad” score from the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan organization that estimates the budget and economic effects of legislation. Rep. Diana Daggett, D-Colo. For, when she tried to pass a bill mandating Medicare and Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services, including counseling and drugs. At the time, the CBO … Read more