Senate health plan will increase uninsured by 22 million, CBO says
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Over time insurance premiums would fall, but deductibles would rise and coverage would shrink, the CBO projected, ultimately leaving many to pay more for health care.
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Overall, 49 million people would be uninsured by 2026, the CBO estimated, compared with 28 million under current law. Some of the impact comes fast: 15 million more would be uninsured next year. By 2026, around 16 million fewer would be enrolled in Medicaid.
Insurance premiums would rise at first but then fall -- by 30 percent, on average, for individuals by 2020 -- but the plans would cover fewer benefits, and deductibles would increase, CBO estimated. Most individuals buying their own insurance "would have higher out-of-pocket spending on health care than under current law," the analysts projected. Deductibles would cost so much that "few low-income people would purchase any plan."
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