After postponing Thursday’s scheduled vote, the House is now expected to vote onFriday on the Republican health care bill known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Republicans remain at odds with one another as conservatives push for a complete repeal of Obamacare while moderates worry about the number of people wholikelywill lose coverage.
Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Thursday sent House Speaker Paul Ryan an updatedanalysisof the plan, indicating a greater cost but not increasing the number of people insured. Aninitial reportestimated that the AHCA would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion. The March 23 estimate, however, calculates a $150 billion reduction.
And the number of people who likely will be uninsured remains the same: In just one year, the CBO, a nonpartisan office, predicts 14 million more people will be uninsured than if the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare were to be left in place.
