Pocan Introduces Legislation to Help Address Long-Term Health Care Costs

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U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Wisconsin colleague U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble (WI-08) this week introduced bipartisan legislation that will provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with the tools and resources necessary to conduct better long-term analyses about the costs and benefits of future health care legislation.

H.R. 4444, the "Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy Act" or "Long-Term SCORE Act," would create a new long-term scoring division dedicated to analyzing legislation and its impacts on federal programs, particularly ones that focus on investments in medical research and disease prevention, over the next fifty years.

"The Long-Term SCORE Act will help us by providing the structure to the Congressional Budget Office to regularly and efficiently handle requests for long-term cost estimates," said Representative Pocan. "One of the key drivers of increased health care spending in the United States is the prevalence of chronic diseases. We know that investing in effective prevention programs early can save taxpayers money in the long-run. This bipartisan agreement will help Congress make the smart decisions today that will improve the quality of life for Americans in the future.

More than 60 top economists endorse the Long-Term SCORE Act

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