22-Million Fewer People With Insurance Under Senate Healthcare Bill

About 22-million fewer people would have health insurance by 2026 under the new Senate healthcare bill. That's according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, CBO.  It is a slight improvement over the review of the House healthcare bill that was narrowly passed last month.  The House analysis predicted that 23-million people would lose health insurance by 2026.  

Senate Republican leaders hope to get a final vote on their healthcare bill by the end of the week.  The House and Senate bills would repeal and replace Obamacare.  President Trump supports both measures and has also said he wants to sign a bill with "more heart."  

The CBO thinks the Senate bill would reduce the federal deficit by more than $320 billion over a decade, largely due to deep cuts in Medicaid.  CBO projects that the House bill would lower the deficit by nearly $120-billion. 


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