Why a government program meant to save Medicare money actually spent a lot more
The Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created under Obamacare to test new ways to pay for health care, will increase federal spending rather than reducing it. In 2010, CBO projected CMMI would reduce spending by $2.8 billion over 10 years, but current estimates show it increasing $1.3 billion from 2021 to 2030. Host Ben Leonard talks with Robert King about why.
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The Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created under Obamacare to test new ways to pay for health care, will increase federal spending rather than reducing it. In 2010, CBO projected CMMI would reduce spending by $2.8 billion over 10 years, but current estimates show it increasing $1.3 billion from 2021 to 2030. Host Ben Leonard talks with Robert King about why.
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