PhotoThe budget office says that “most people” buying insurance in the new market would end up paying more for their care. But the budget office didn’t think that many such people would use those comparatively more generous tax credits, because of the high deductibles. Low-income people, it said, would look at both the sticker price and the value of health insurance and tend to opt out of the market. But according to the budget office, the end result is quite similar. And the White House has responded by assailing the credibility of the nonpartisan budget office.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2017 02:08 UTC