To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
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Passed HouseMr. Burgess (for himself and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following …
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Allows CBO to project budget savings from preventive health measures over longer time periods than standard budget windows. Upon committee request, CBO can show how prevention reduces future healthcare costs.
Who Benefits and How
Preventive health programs gain fair budget treatment. Lawmakers can see long-term savings from prevention. Healthcare cost reduction strategies get better visibility.
Who Bears the Burden and How
CBO must develop methodology for scoring preventive health savings. No direct costs imposed.
Key Provisions
- CBO can estimate preventive health budget savings beyond standard windows
- Available upon request from designated committee chairs/ranking members
- Must show substantial reductions in budgetary outyears
- Applies to Senate and House budget and health committees
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Allows CBO to score long-term preventive health savings
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Enable accurate budgetary treatment of preventive health investments"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "director"
- → CBO Director
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