CBO Estimates 32M Fewer Covered If ACA Repealed Without Replacement

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 32 million fewer people would have health insurance by 2026 if Republicans were to partially repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement, as they voted to do in 2015 before then-President Barack Obama vetoed it. The reduction in federally subsidized coverage would reduce government spending by $473 billion over a decade, according to a score CBO released Wednesday (July 19). The estimated government savings in the updated score is $150 billion more than...