The Build Back Better Act has cost estimates of $1.75 to $2 trillion and contains many healthcare provisions that remain under cost scrutiny.
A group of five centrists in the Democratic Party released a statement that they would vote for the bill once the Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the cost figures are in line with White House estimates, Healthcare Finance reports.
While many of the healthcare provisions are in the Build Back Better Act, the infrastructure bill that passed the House last week does include expanded broadband internet. This would help consumers, especially in rural areas, take advantage of new telehealth policies in the physician fee schedule final rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week.
The Build Back Better spending bill includes $165 billion to reduce healthcare premiums for people covered through the Affordable Care Act. Read more.
