CBO Score of Reported “Skinny” Repeal Plan – 16M uninsured, premiums up by roughly 20%

The Congressional Budget Office has scored the so-called "skinny repeal" bill.

The bill would result in 16M Americans losing their health insurance, according to CBO (see Table 3).

On background, from a senior Senate Democratic aide: CBO has told Senate Democrats that this version of the skinny repeal bill will result in premiums that are roughly 20% higher than under current law each year.

See the attached tables, from CBO, scoring a bill that would:

* Repeal the individual mandate

* Repeal the employer mandate

* Repeal medical device tax

* Defund Planned Parenthood

* Repeal Prevention and Public Health Fund

* Repeal Community Health Center Fund

Matt House

Communications Director

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer