Medicare Reform Scoring For Savings From Competition Is Difficult - CBO
Executive Summary
Analyzing the impact of private competition on the cost of Medicare reform proposals remains difficult, Congressional Budget Office Director Dan Crippen told the Senate Budget Committee Sept. 4.
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