Analysts Say GOP Bill Leaves 23M More Uninsured
WASHINGTON (AP/CBSDFW) - The Congressional Budget Office says the health care bill passed in the House of Representatives this month could leave 23 million additional people uninsured in 2026, compared with former President Barack Obama's health care law.
The CBO also says that compared with Obama's 2010 overhaul, average premiums for people buying individual policies would be lower. The report says that is partly because insurance on average would cover less of people's health care costs.
It was the budget office's first analysis of the bill that passed the House May 4.
Democrats have criticized Republicans for pushing people off coverage. Many Republicans have said their top goal is lowering premiums.
Senate Republicans have been holding closed-door meetings to try writing their own health care overhaul.
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