2017 Project executive director Jeffrey Anderson issued a memorandum this morning reporting that the nonpartisan Center for Health & Economy has “scored” the group’s alternative to Obamacare. THE WEEKLY STANDARD readers are familiar with the broad case for the alternative (see here and here), which would repeal Obamacare in full, offer a tax credit to anyone who buys health insurance in the individual market, deal with the issue of preexisting conditions through commonsense regulations and the use of state-run high-risk pools, and provide opportunities and incentives to shop for value. The scoring of the plan makes the case even more powerful.
Here’s some of the good news from Anderson’s memo, which reports these findings from the Center for Health & Economy: