Jonathan Chait asked the other Medicare actuary — Robert Reischauer — what he thought of Charles Blahous’ claim that the Affordable Care Act would add at least $340 billion to the federal deficit over the next decade. Reischauer didn’t have anything nice to say: “Under accepted CBO and OMB scoring practices, legislated reductions in Medicare [...]
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by Patrick Appel Nobody knows for certain: In a new study, Chuck Blahous, who is a public trustee for Medicare and Social Security, concludes that the 2010 health law will add at least $340 billion to the federal deficit from... Read Post
Yesterday, former George W. Bush official Charles Blahous published a study claiming the Affordable Care Act would add at least $340 billion to the federal deficit over the next decade. This contrasted with the Congressional Budget ... Read Post
Earlier this week, Medicare Trustee Charles Blahous, who also works for the Koch-funded Mercatus Center, published a study claiming the Affordable Care Act would add at least $340 billion to the federal deficit over the next decade.... Read Post