The Commonwealth Fund in the Media: Health System Performance

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New Research Finds Congressional Budget Office Has Underestimated Savings and Overestimated Costs from Health Policy Changes

August 26, 2009 - Over the last 30 years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which assesses the costs of health reform and other legislation as it moves through Congress and is widely respected for its competence and integrity, has underestimated the amount of savings and overestimated the costs that major changes in the health care system would bring, says Jon Gabel in an op-ed published in today's New York Times.