Super-committee Democrats Propose Cutting Key Public Health Fund. Harold Pollack Says That's A Bad Idea.

tnr.com — Guest post by Harold Pollack. Cross-posted from The Incidental Economist] It's disappointing but unsurprising to read that Super-committee Democrats may cut the Affordable Care Act's ten-year $15 billion Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Obama administration had already signaled a willingness to scale back the initiative, having previously proposed of a 25 percent cut as part of one of its deficit reduction deals.
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Supercommittee Dems eyeing public health & prevention fund - @haroldpollack explains why that's a bad idea t.co/RtycaXvc #budget #p2