Posted Mar 13, 2017, 1:03 pm
The Congressional Budget Office releases its anticipated analysis of the American Health Care Act, Republican's replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act.
The Atlantic:
CBO: 24 Million Fewer People Would Have Health Insurance By 2026
The Republicans’ effort to pass their proposed replacement for the
Affordable Care Act just got a whole lot harder. The Congressional
Budget Office on Monday projected that the House leadership’s American
Health Care Act would result in 24 million Americans losing their health
insurance while raising premiums for those covered on the individual
market. Their bill would lower federal deficits by $337 billion over 10
years, largely as a result of cuts to Medicaid that would reduce its
enrollment by 14 million, according to the estimate. (Berman, 3/13)
The Hill:
CBO: Millions Would Lose Coverage Under GOP Healthcare Plan
The long-awaited analysis from the nonpartisan congressional
scorekeeper is sure to shake up the debate over the measure, which is
already facing sharp criticism from conservatives and many centrist
Republicans. The GOP bill repeals ObamaCare’s subsidies to buy coverage,
replacing them with smaller tax credits, as well as the law’s Medicaid
expansion after 2019. Both moves were expected to lead to coverage
losses. (Sullivan, 3/13)
The Associated Press:
CBO: GOP Health Plan Would Cut Insurance For 14M, Save $337B
The report says that under the plan, 14 million fewer people will
have insurance in 2018, and 24 million fewer people will be insured by
2026. (3/13)
Washington Post:
Congress’ Analyst: 14M Lose Coverage Under GOP Health Bill
President Donald Trump backs the GOP plan. Republican leaders have
said their aim is to lower health care costs. They say coverage
statistics are misleading because many people covered under Obama’s law
have high out-of-pocket costs that make health care unaffordable. (Fram
and Alonso-Zaldivar, 3/13)
CNN:
CBO Report: 14 Million Fewer Insured By 2018 Under GOP Health Care Law
Fourteen million more Americans would be uninsured under the House
Republican health care bill than under Obamacare in 2018, the
non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The
long-anticipated score immediately puts the writers and supporters of
the GOP Obamacare bill on the defensive. It is also certain to
complicate the party's already troubled efforts to repeal and replace
the Affordable Care Act. (Lee, 3/13)
Bloomberg:
GOP's Health Plan Would Cut Coverage for 24 Million, CBO Says
House Speaker Paul Ryan has prepared his party in anticipation of
receiving an estimate that more people would be uninsured than under the
Affordable Care Act ... Republicans hand-picked the current CBO
director, Keith Hall. And Price praised Hall in April 2015, after he and
other congressional Republicans had just installed him in the post.
(Edney and Tracer, 3/13)
New York Times:
G.O.P. Health Law Insures Fewer People, Nonpartisan Review Shows
Republicans had been bracing for what was almost certain to be a
bleak accounting of the legislation’s projected effects ... The numbers
released Monday will only make it more difficult for Republicans to
explain why their legislation would bring positive change to the
country’s health care system. (Kaplan, 3/13)
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Politico:
CBO: 24 Million Fewer Insured Under House Bill Repealing Obamacare
The nonpartisan scorekeeping office also forecast the GOP plan
would cut the deficit by $337 billion over a decade, primarily because
of the legislation's cuts to Medicaid and private insurance subsidies.
(Pradhan, 3/13)
NBC News:
CBO: 24 Million More Without Health Insurance Under GOP Plan
The projection only further complicates the already shaky chances
the legislation passes. Democrats stand ready to pounce on GOP lawmakers
for advocating for a plan that could lead to less Americans having
health insurance. (Rafferty, 3/13)
CNBC:
24 Million Would Lose Health Insurance Coverage By 2026 Under GOP's Obamacare Replacement, New Estimate Says
The total loss in coverage over the next decade would wipe out
Obamacare's gains in coverage, and then some. (Managan, 3/13)
McClatchy:
14 Million Would Lose Coverage Under GOP Repeal Legislation, CBO Says
Republicans have been girding for the report since last week,
trying to raise doubts by casting aspersions on the accuracy and
significance of the Congressional Budget Office’s work. (Pugh, 3/13)
Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent news service. It is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health-care-policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
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