BREAKING NEWS |
24 million would lose insurance under the G.O.P. health bill within a decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found |
Monday, March 13, 2017 4:22 PM EDT |
Republicans had been bracing for what was almost certain to be a bleak accounting of the legislation’s projected effects. The American Health Care Act, as Republicans call their bill, was already facing widespread criticism from providers of health care, some conservatives, and a united Democratic Party. The numbers released Monday will only make it more difficult for Republicans to explain why their legislation would bring positive change to the country’s health care system. |