Senate Republicans’ health bill would leave 22 million more uninsured

Zachary Tracer and Anna Edney

06/26/2017

THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE estimated that the new Republican health care bill would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million. /BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ ANDREW HARRER — THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET Office estimated that the new Republican health care bill would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million. /BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ ANDREW HARRER

Updated at 4:46 p.m. NEW YORK - The Obamacare replacement plan put forward by Senate Republicans would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million while slashing funding for Medicaid, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The Senate bill, called the Better Care Reconciliation Act, would reduce the deficit by $321…

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