CBO Projects Higher Premiums, Less Insured If #Obamacare Repealed

Jan 18, 2017 · 39m 38s
CBO Projects Higher Premiums, Less Insured If #Obamacare Repealed
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Leslie is joined by Nicholas Wapshott, the Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author. The two discuss a new report by the non partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that shows...

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Leslie is joined by Nicholas Wapshott, the Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author.

The two discuss a new report by the non partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that shows disastrous consequences if Obamacare is repealed without adequate replacement.

Among the most troubling statistics of the report are:
1. 18 million lose insurance in first year
2. Premiums 20-25% higher one year after repeal
3. 32 million lose insurance by 2026

(Source: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52371)

Leslie and Nicholas also discuss new polling showing that President-Elect Trump will enter office as the most unpopular President in the past 40 years.

(Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-remains-unpopular-presidency-hand-poll/story?id=44815005)

Nicholas' newest book is titled "The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the Road to World War II." (available at www.wwnorton.com/books and Amazon.com).

His Twitter handle is @Nwapshott.

(Image Credit: Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
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