GOP asks CBO: How much does Bernie Sanders' single payer bill cost?

Sen. John Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, on Thursday, asked the Congressional Budget Office to determine the cost of the single payer health insurance bill introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

The score would make projections about how many people would have health insurance under the Sanders bill, called the Medicare for All Act, and would project how much the government would spend on the system, including through increases in the debt and taxes. Barrasso is also requesting that the report make projections about the impact the bill would have on employment.