HHS Secretary Tom Price: CBO Score On Health Care Bill Is 'Wrong Again'

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13. sorry, that is fox news bullshit. The CBO's forecasts were reasonable at the time. Of course

it didn't take into consideration the push by republicans in those "republican" states to sabotage it by not setting up exchanges, or encouraging people in those states NOT to participate, in the ACA or the SC decision that allowed 19 states to refuse to expand Medicaid eligibility.

Also, the CBO not only justifies its estimates, it revises them accordingly as more information becomes available.

Most important, it IS NON-PARTISAN, unlike the bullshit right wing talking points. In fact, California, a state which fully embraced the ACA, recorded significant healthcare coverage gains since 2013.

California, unlike many states, used the health law to EXPAND the Medicaid safety net, and build a marketplace that put strict requirements on insurance companies. In other words, California did it right.