Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe bill keeps many of the Affordable Care Act’s rules for insurance companies that Republicans have decried for raising costs. The bill effectively slashes subsidies that help many low-income people buy insurance, starting in 2020. That provision is unpopular, but it is seen as an important incentive for healthy people to buy insurance every year. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAs a counterweight, the bill does some things that would tend to stabilize prices. But several health policy experts have said they believe the policy changes could result in the loss of health insurance for 10 million Americans or more.

Source: New York Times March 07, 2017 18:31 UTC