Over 20 million more people could go without insurance if the Graham-Cassidy healthcare legislation is enacted into law, according to a study from the Brookings Institution published Friday.
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A new analysis says 21 million more people would have no insurance under the new GOP healthcare bill
A new study by the Brookings Institution estimated that 21 million more Americans would be without insurance in 2026 compared with the current system.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office told lawmakers that it will likely not release a full score of the legislation with coverage effects. Matthew Fiedler and Loren Adler at Brookings used previous CBO models to attempt to determine the new plan's potential effects.
According to the study, 21 million more people would be without coverage in 2026 than under the current system. After the large portion of the bill's funding runs out in 2026, that number would skyrocket to 32 million, the study said.
Even that scenario is a best-case one, Adler and Fiedler wrote. From the study (emphasis added):
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