By Lubbock Times |
Mar 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force (HCTF) convened for a second member roundtable on Tuesday, March 12, to delve into the budgetary implications of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Chaired by Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), the HCTF examined how CMMI, initially intended to save tax dollars, has instead contributed to the nation's mounting debt.During the roundtable, Director Phillip Swagel of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Demetrios Kouzoukas of Paragon Health Institute, a former head of the...