On Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office scored the Baucus health bill at a cost of $829 billion over 10 years – below the $900 billion threshold demanded by the president. But what do we need to know about the CBO ‘scoring’ process? Why do the terms of the Baucus bill make the final cost projection largely irrelevant? How much will the bill be in reality? What will add to the total? Can this bill be salvaged or do lawmakers need to start over? We ask former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
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