CBO has released its score for the recently passed House bill that would increase funding for SCHIP.

• SCHIP provisions alone are $27.7 billion above CBO baseline of $27.4 billion
• Other provisions in the bill, including additional Medicaid outlays are $7.2 billion above CBO baseline
• Total spending above CBO baseline is $34.9 billion
• These additional mandatory expenditures will be offset primarily by a 61-cent per-pack cigarette tax totalling $35.5 billion
• The increased funding will allow 4.4 million additional children to enroll in SCHIP and 1.3 million additional children to enroll in Medicaid

CBO's Estimate of the Effects on Direct Spending and Revenues of the House Amendments to the Senate Amendments to H.R. 976, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007