The Congressional Budget Office released the score on the House passed American Health Care Act yesterday. Below is a summary of the score and its impact from the Center on Budget a and Policy Priorities.

 

 

New CBO Estimates: 23 Million More Uninsured Under House-Passed Republican Health Bill (CBPP)

The House Republican health bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cause 23 million people to lose coverage by 2026 and drive $834 billion in federal Medicaid cuts over the next ten years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found today.

In a new analysis from CBPP, we examine what the CBO shows about the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and its consequences for millions of Americans.  Among CBO's findings:

• By 2026, the number of uninsured would increase by 23 million — or 82 percent higher than under current law.
• Federal Medicaid spending would be cut by $834 billion or 16.7 percent over the next ten years.
• States with about half of the nation’s population will take up waivers allowed under the House bill to eliminate or weaken ACA protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
• Premiums in the individual market would rise by 20 percent in 2018 and 5 percent in 2019.

 

Read the full report: http://www.cbpp.org/research/health/new-cbo-estimates-23-million-more-uninsured-under-house-passed-republican-health