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CBO projects an Obamacare repeal would cause 32 mil more to go uninsured

CBO projects an Obamacare repeal would cause 32 mil more to go uninsured
Posted at 5:41 PM, Jul 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-19 17:51:01-04

Some 32 million more people would be uninsured by 2026 if Obamacare were repealed under a new bill unveiled by the Senate Wednesday, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The bill would effectively repeal Obamacare in 2020, giving lawmakers until then to come up with a replacement plan. But it would also eliminate the individual and employer mandates retroactively to 2016, and get rid of taxes on the wealthy and others. It would eliminate Medicaid expansion starting in 2020.