When CBO scored the ACA, we were talking about something that it affects somewhere around 16 to 18 percent of the economy.
John Yarmuth: “When CBO scored the ACA, we were talking about something that it affects somewhere around 16 to 18 percent of the…”
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Yarmuth highlights the complexity of analyzing the ACA's economic impact.
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