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$13 Billion: Amount Saved From Repealing Health Reform’s Medicaid Eligibility Glitch | The Congressional Budget Office has found that fixing a glitch in the Affordable Care Act “that would have allowed some middle-class early retirees to get health insurance at virtually no cost by qualifying for Medicaid coverage meant for the poor” could save up to $13 billion. Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) have introduced separate bills to do just that — signaling bipartisan support — but health care advocates worry that the move could hurt people with disabilities.