New CBO estimates say AHCA would cause 14M to lose coverage by 2018, 23M by 2026 — 6 insights

The Congressional Budget Office updated estimates of the American Health Care Act's predict the bill will cause 14 million people to lose insurance by 2018, MedPage Today reports.

Here's what you should know.

1. By 2023, the CBO estimates 23 million Americans will lose coverage.

2. The bill would decrease the federal deficit by $119 billion from 2017 to 2026.

3. The bill's revised version passed the U.S. House 217 to 213 on May 4.

4. The U.S. Senate is completely reworking the bill from scratch. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has yet to send the House's bill to the Senate.

5. CBO's estimates of the original AHCA predicted 24 million would lose insurance with the deficit decreasing by $141 million by 2026.

6. President of the American Medical Association Andrew Gurman, MD, said in a release, "Today’s estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office show that last-minute changes to the AHCA made by the House offered no real improvements. Millions of Americans will become uninsured--with low-income families on Medicaid being hit the hardest." 

He added, "We urge the Senate to ensure that any changes made to current law do not cause Americans to lose access to affordable, meaningful health insurance coverage.” 

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