{"id":10468,"date":"2017-03-15T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/03\/15\/5-charts-that-explain-the-cbo-report-on-the-republican-health-plan\/"},"modified":"2017-03-15T10:43:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T10:43:00","slug":"5-charts-that-explain-the-cbo-report-on-the-republican-health-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/5-charts-that-explain-the-cbo-report-on-the-republican-health-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Charts That Explain The CBO Report On The Republican Health Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a news conference with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at the Capitol on Monday to speak out against the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n

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The Republican health care bill would not affect Americans equally. Older, poorer people would see big reductions in coverage and cost increases, according to a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. This first step in the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, would also create a modest deficit reduction.<\/p>\n

The report hands Democrats more ammunition in attacking the bill, while Republicans are divided: Some are playing defense, while others are backing away, and some are also proposing changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To see the potential impact of the bill as it stands, here are five charts, based on the CBO analysis.<\/p>\n

Uninsured spikes immediately, then rises more slowly<\/strong><\/p>\n

First things first: The Republican health care bill would greatly ramp up the number of people who are uninsured. Currently, around 9.5 percent of Americans younger than 65 are uninsured. Under the Republican bill, the uninsured rate in 2026 would be nearly double that, at 18.6 percent, as opposed to the 10 percent it would be at under the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n

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Put into raw numbers, here’s how the growth in the number of uninsured looks: In 2018, the number of uninsured would be 14 million larger under the Republican bill than under Obamacare. In 2026, it would be 24 million larger.<\/p>\n

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That big upswing in 2018 would be largely attributed to repealing the penalties that came as a part of the individual mandate \u2014 not having a fine would lead lots of people to decide not to get insured. In addition, rising premiums would deter some from buying insurance.<\/p>\n