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Medicaid changes that House Republicans have been considering could leave millions of people without health insurance coverage.

The Vault: CBO on Medicaid cuts

Medicaid changes that House Republicans have been considering could leave millions of people without health insurance coverage, according to a new CBO analysis.

The nonpartisan budget office says that options like instituting per capita caps for the Medicaid expansion population and blocking provider taxes would lead to Medicaid recipients losing health coverage. CBO also says these moves would save hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending.

Here are the highlights from CBO’s new analysis, per a letter to Democrats:

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Thanks to Big Pharma’s egregious prices, Americans are paying the highest prescription drug prices in the world.

 

Their shell game blaming others is designed to keep Americans stuck with high prices.

 

Tell Big Pharma: Just lower the price.

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Presented by PCMA

Thanks to Big Pharma’s egregious prices, Americans are paying the highest prescription drug prices in the world.

 

Their shell game blaming others is designed to keep Americans stuck with high prices.

 

Tell Big Pharma: Just lower the price.