11.8 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican tax bill, CBO projects
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11.8 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican tax bill, CBO projects
The Congressional Budget Office projects 11.8 million people would lose health insurance. That’s 1 million more than the House’s version of the bill. Some Senate Republicans are concerned that their version cuts health programs too aggressively.
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans’ version of President Trump’s tax bill would lead to 11.8 million people losing health insurance over the next decade, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office released Saturday night.
That projection suggests the Senate’s version of the party-line bill would leave nearly 1 million more people without insurance than the House’s version of the bill, underscoring concerns among some Senate Republicans that their version cuts health programs too aggressively.
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About 1.4 million of the 11.8 million projected to lose coverage in the Senate bill are people without “satisfactory immigration status,” according to the CBO report.