The Congressional Budget Office estimated on Wednesday that the House-passed Republican reconciliation package along with other federal policies expected to take effect would increase the number of uninsured people in the country by 16 million at the end of 10 years.
That’s combining the impact of the House’s “big, beautiful” bill with an expiration of health insurance subsidies and stricter eligibility requirements for the health marketplaces.
The updated estimate, calculated in response to an inquiry from Democrats, comes as Senate Republicans began conference-wide briefings Wednesday on how they plan to modify the $2.4 trillion House package.
