![]() ![]() Republicans have been largely dismissive of it. You know, there's a lot of fodder in here for Democrats to continue to oppose the legislation. This is, as you know, one of the most partisan debates on Capitol Hill about this health care bill. How are they reacting to the report?ĭAVIS: You know, it doesn't really shift the debate. ![]() So if this is seen as an effort to weaken them, this is an area where I think we could see a huge backlash, at least politically.ĬORNISH: When it comes to the politics, I know the CBO has been a bit of a political football for lawmakers. In the very nerdy, wonky CBO language, they say, quote, "instability would cause some people who have been insured under current law to be uninsured." Now, the pre-existing condition protections are arguably the most popular part of Obamacare, and Republicans campaigned on keeping those protections in place. In this report, it states that premiums for up to one-sixth of the people in the individual market could see their premiums go up, and they wouldn't be able to afford them. CBO says very clearly that's not the case. Their argument is that their plan would give states more flexibility, and they included more money in what they were calling stability funds to help people buy those premiums if they needed to. Republicans said the changes they were making to the bill would not hurt people with pre-existing conditions or their access to coverage. How will they be affected according to this report?ĭAVIS: Audie, I think this is one of the most notable parts of this update and something that we're going to be hearing a lot more about. Now, the caveat of course, Audie, is they say premiums would be lower because of the changes Republicans made to the bill that would give states options to get waivers from the current law mandates on what insurance plans have to cover as well as how pre-existing conditions are covered.ĬORNISH: Let's talk more about pre-existing conditions. And it also forecasts that premiums on the individual market would be lower. It estimates only 23 million fewer Americans will be insured over the next decade. The original forecast on the bill earlier this year said that it would leave 24 million fewer Americans insured over that same period of time, that 10-year period. It says that it would reduce the federal deficit by about $120 billion over the next 10 years. SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE: Well, the first news that I think will be good news for Republicans is that it saves money. And Susan, to start, what does the CBO say the budget impact would be if this House bill actually became law? She joins us now to talk about those numbers and what they mean as the bill heads to the Senate. NPR congressional correspondent Susan Davis has read the report. Economists have estimated how much the bill will cost and how many Americans it's expected to cover. That's what the analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is called. We now have a score of the health care bill recently passed by House Republicans.
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