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CBO details coverage losses in Trump agenda bill

A new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates up to 11 million people would lose their health insurance as part of President Trump's megabill.

© Greg Nash, The Hill

The CBO’s latest report estimates that 10.9 million people would be uninsured over the next decade if the sprawling spending package, which includes much of Trump’s legislative agenda, were enacted.

CBO found that the legislation, combined with the number of people who would lose insurance if Congress fails to extend ACA subsidies that help people afford insurance coverage, would result in 16 million people losing insurance. If accurate, it would be the largest loss of health care coverage in U.S. history

According to the report,

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