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Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [i] (November 30, 2009)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo1078 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 November 30, 2009 Honorable Evan Bayh United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: The attachment to this letter responds to your request-and the interest expressed by many other Members-for an analysis of how proposals being considered by the Congress to change the health care and health insurance systems would affect premiums paid for health insurance in various markets. Specifically, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation have analyzed how health insurance premiums might be affected by enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as proposed by Senator Reid on November 18, 2009. I hope this information is helpful to you. If you have any further questions, please contact me or the CBO staff. The primary staff contact for this analysis is Philip Ellis. Sincerely, Douglas W. Elmendorf Attachment cc: Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader Honorable Mitch McConnell Republican Leader www.cbo.gov