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Unidentified speaker warns bill could strip coverage from about 15 million Americans, cites CBO
Summary
An unidentified speaker at a House Committee on the Budget hearing said a bill passed this summer could cause about 15 million Americans to lose health coverage and push premiums sharply higher, citing Congressional Budget Office estimates and state projections; the speaker urged action before a Jan. 1 deadline.
An unidentified speaker at a House Committee on the Budget hearing said a bill passed this summer will "cause approximately 15,000,000 Americans to lose their health care," and warned that premium increases will follow unless Congress acts.
The speaker attributed the estimate to the Congressional Budget Office and "other independent estimates," and said the first cuts take effect on Jan. 1 on…
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