GOP senators are putting together new version of American Health Care Act after the Congressional Budget Office found 23 million people would lose insuranceRepublicans rushed an updated version of their healthcare method through the House of Representatives earlier this month without knowing how much it would cost or how many people would lose insurance as a result. This week,the nonpartisan congressional budget office released its assessment – and the accounting was bleak.
The agency forecast that 23 million people would lose insurance over the next decade, people with pre-existing conditions could face substantial increases in out-of-pocket spending on health care and maternity coverage could cost women an additional $1000 per month. Related: Republican healthcare method will cost 23 million people their coverage, and CBO says Related: The US healthcare system is at a dramatic fork in the road | Adam Gaffney Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com