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Michael Burgess: “CBO, in their traditional scoring methods, does not give you credit for those long-term savings.”

On the recordJuly 21, 2014
CBO, in their traditional scoring methods, does not give you credit for those long-term savings.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess critiques the CBO's approach to healthcare cost savings.

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