WASHINGTON: Repealing the US healthcare law enacted last year would add US$210bil to the nation's deficit over the next decade, congressional auditors said on Friday.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said enactment of a House of Representatives measure last month to scrap the healthcare overhaul would eliminate a number of provisions aimed at reducing federal healthcare costs as well as strip out new revenue-creating taxes and fees.
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