The GOP healthcare bill out of the House and the proposed one in the Senate aren't really about controlling healthcare costs. The Congressional Budget Office scored the new Senate proposal and found it would leave 22 million more people without insurance over the next decade. But, fine, start with the 22 million who won't have insurance, taking the lower of the Senate and House numbers. The GOP, pushing an agenda, looks to reduce coverage for the poor as a way to lower taxes on the rich. In other words, each of those deaths is deemed acceptable because it enables $3 million more to be distributed among the wealthiest.

Source: Forbes June 27, 2017 01:41 UTC