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By JOANNE KENEN 05/24/2017
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<p class="byline">By&nbsp;<span class="vcard"><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a class="url fn" href="http://www.politico.com/staff/joanne-kenen" rel="author" target="_top"><span itemprop="name">JOANNE KENEN</span>&nbsp;</a></span></span></p>
<p>Here are some key facts and figures from the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/hr1628aspassed.pdf" target="_blank">new CBO report&nbsp;</a>on the American Health Care Act, the House-passed bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. CBO stressed the uncertainty of its estimates, given that it&#39;s hard to know which states would take up the chance to opt out of certain key parts of Obamacare. All figures are for the decade spanning 2017-2026 unless otherwise specified.</p>
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14 million</h3>
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<p>14 million fewer people will be insured one year after passage.</p>
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23 million</h3>
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<p>23 million fewer will be insured in 10 years.</p>
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$834 billion in Medicaid cuts</h3>
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<p>AHCA would cut spending on Medicaid, the joint federal-state health program for low-income people, by $834 billion. The program would cover 14 million fewer people.</p>
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Premiums will go up in 2018 and 2019</h3>
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<p>Premiums will go up in 2018 and 2019. After that, there will be significant variation depending on whether someone lives in a state that opts out of key Obamacare insurance rules.</p>
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In some states, premiums would decline</h3>
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<p>In states that waive some Obamacare rules, premiums would decline by 20 percent over a decade compared to current law.</p>
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Relatively stable markets</h3>
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<p>One out of 6 Americans will live in an area with an unstable insurance market in 2020 where sick people could have trouble finding coverage. But 5 out of 6 would have access to relatively stable markets.</p>
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Older Americans face much higher premiums</h3>
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<p>Poor, older Americans would be hit especially hard. The average 64-year-old earning just above the poverty line would have to pay about 9 times more in premiums.</p>
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Twice as many uninsured</h3>
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<p>In 2026, 51 million people under age 65 would be uninsured &mdash; almost twice as many as the 28 million who would have lacked coverage under Obamacare.</p>
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Less savings</h3>
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<p>The bill will save $119 billion, which is $32 billion less than a previous version of AHCA.</p>
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$664 billion</h3>
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<p>It repeals $664 billion worth of taxes and fees that had financed Obamacare.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/24/cbo-obamacare-repeal-health-care-238795">MORE&gt;&gt;</a></p>
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