On Tuesday, March 12, the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force (HCTF) held its second member roundtable, examining the budgetary effects of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), which was originally projected to save tax dollars. This roundtable brought together members of the HCTF, Director Phillip Swagel of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and Demetrios Kouzoukas of Paragon Health Institute. In 2010, CBO projected that CMMI would produce net savings over the