The changes Republican leaders have proposed in their health care bill to win House votes have cut the measure's deficit reduction by more than half, according to Congressional nonpartisan budget analysts. The deficit reduction figures dropped mostly because the updated measure has additional tax breaks and makes Medicaid benefits more generous for some older and disabled people. "The estimated effects on health insurance coverage and on premiums for health insurance are similar to those estimated for the committees’ recommendations." The office said the updated legislation would still result in 14 million additional uninsured people next year and 24 million more in a decade. Average premiums for people buying individual coverage would still rise over the next two years compared to current law, but then fall, according to the report.

Source: Fox News March 23, 2017 22:27 UTC