Bipartisan Bill to Stabilize Marketplaces Estimated to Save $3.8 Billion and Protect Coverage

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the effects of a bipartisan health care bill to help stabilize the marketplaces would save the federal government $3.8 billion by 2027 and preserve coverage gains made under the Affordable Care Act. In a To the Point post, the Commonwealth Fund’s Sara Collins and David Blumenthal, M.D., explain that the bill makes good on the federal government’s IOU to insurers by appropriating money to pay for cost-sharing reduction payments.