Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
24 Million More Would Be Uninsured Under GOP Replacement Plan By 2026
The New York Times: Health Bill Would Add 24 Million Uninsured But Save $337 Billion, Report Says
The House Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 24 million by 2026, while slicing $337 billion off federal budget deficits over that time, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. (Kaplan and Pear, 3/13)
The Washington Post: Affordable Care Act Revision Would Reduce Insured Numbers By 24 Million, CBO Projects
The report predicted that premiums would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher in the first year compared with those under the Affordable Care Act but 10 percent lower on average after 2026. By and large, older Americans would pay “substantially” more and younger Americans less. (Goldstein, Viebeck, Snell and DeBonis, 3/13)
The Associated Press: What The Budget Analysts Say About GOP Health Care Bill
Fourteen million more people would be uninsured next year, mostly 6 million who wouldn't get coverage on the individual market and 5 million fewer under Medicaid. The number of uninsured would rise to 24 million in 2026. Much of the increase would be from changes in Medicaid enrollment as states end Obama's expansions of eligibility. (3/14)
NPR: GOP Health Care Bill Could Leave 24M More Without Coverage By 2026, CBO Says
In addition, CBO estimates that the Republican bill would reduce the number of employers offering health insurance, in part because it repeals the employer mandate to provide insurance. The CBO also notes that the GOP plan's tax credits (available only to people who aren't offered insurance at their jobs) would be available to more people than under Obamacare. (Kurtzleben, 3/13)
Los Angeles Times: Millions More Would Be Uninsured Under GOP Healthcare Plan, Independent Analysis Shows
Hardest hit in the long run will be lower-income Americans and those nearing retirement, according to the budget office, which estimates that over the next decade, the GOP legislation would cut about $1 trillion in federal healthcare assistance to low- and moderate-income Americans. (Levey and Mascaro, 3/13)
The Washington Post: Proposed Surcharge For Dropping Health Coverage Is No Real Stick, CBO Projects
The House Republicans’ mechanism for persuading healthy Americans to stay insured would be largely ineffective, according to the new Congressional Budget Office analysis released Monday, and it would ultimately lead to about 2 million fewer Americans buying insurance each year. (Eilperin, 3/13)
Bloomberg: GOP Obamacare Plan Takes Hit With CBO's Dire Estimates
The 2018 portrait is particularly awkward. About 14 million more people would be uninsured next year under House Speaker Paul Ryan’s health plan compared to Obamacare. Although the CBO said the measure would eventually reduce the deficit, the cost figures would still be rising through 2018, while premiums would also still be going up. (Edney, Tracer and Wasson, 3/13)
Kaiser Health News: Deciphering CBO’s Estimates On The GOP Health Bill
[Fifteen] percent of Planned Parenthood clinic patients would “lose access to care.” These patients generally live in areas without other sources of medical care for low-income people. (Rovner, 3/13)
The Washington Post: CBO: Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Lead To Thousands More Births
A congressional plan to make Planned Parenthood ineligible for federal funding would leave many women without services to help them avoid pregnancy, resulting in thousands of additional births, according to a new federal budget analysis. (Somashekhar, 3/13)
CQ Roll Call: CBO: GOP Health Care Bill Could Cause Millions To Lose Coverage
CBO estimates that the bill would cut federal spending on Medicaid by $880 billion by 2026. (Williams and Mershon, 3/13)
Politico: 5 Takeaways From The CBO's Report On Obamacare Repeal
The Republicans have cast themselves as hard-headed saviors of a broken system in which Americans are forced to buy coverage they don’t want and can’t afford. But the numbers CBO issued Monday won’t make for an easier sell. (Bettelheim and Millman, 3/13)
The New York Times: C.B.O. Analysis: Republican Health Plan Will Save Money But Drive Up The Number Of Uninsured
Here are the key findings from the report. (Park, Lai, Patel and Almukhtar, 3/13)
The New York Times: Document: C.B.O. Rates Republican Health Care Plan
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday released its estimates of the cost and coverage of the American Health Care Act, the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. (3/13)
