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Beyond the CBO score: How Trump Budget and the AHCA are dismantling America's safety net

  • Written by Simon Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
imagePresident Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, to his left, celebrating the House passage of the AHCA on May 4. Evan Vucci/AP

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on May 24 released its long-awaited analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed by the House of Representatives three weeks ago.

While the score was not dramatically different...

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