To understand just how disingenuous the GOP is about healthcare you have to remember that they've been claiming for seven years to have a better plan than the DNC. So now we have the AHCA determined to put 14 M people out of coverage by 2018 and 24 M by 21 million in 2020 and then to 24 million in 2026. But! The budget would save $323 B. Of course the CBO is not tasked with determining who would pay the costs of the 24 M uncovered people who would simply take their problems to the emergency room (T-rump supporters seem to be unaware of that part of the discussion for why to have the ACA). All of the rest of us with increased premiums would pay for the extra burden to Emergency Rooms in both lack of service and higher premiums.
(https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52486)
Keep in mind that since the bills were past (Welfare, Medicaid and ACA) the GOP have fought to eliminate them or at least make private sector profits off of them. Just as they have fought to to label Medicare and Social Security as "Entitlement Programs" lumping them in with Welfare, Medicaid and ACA) despite the fact that 70% of payouts are directly funded by our FICA/SECA taxes for SSI and 51% of Medicare is funded by payroll taxes and premiums.
(http://kff.org/medicare/fact-sheet/medicare-spending-and-financing-fact-sheet/)
The most amazing thing is to listen to Paul Ryan who's interpretation of the CBO report reveals that Paul needs an ESL class ASAP! Politifact rates PR as 66% half true to Pants on Fire liar, or 34% truthful to mostly truthful. Well he's still more honest than T-rump who lies 70% of the time.
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/paul-ryan/
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