I’m not a fan of the Republican-Lite health care. But the media is again overplaying it’s hand.
Most anyone losing health insurance would do so because they voluntarily opt out. I know teens and 20-somethings that would love to Opt Out of Obamacare. And in fact, do so by paying the penalty.
The CBO report disputes Sen. Schumer’s claims on the SECOND PAGE:
BCO and JCT [Joint Committee on Taxation] estimate that, in 2018, 14 million more people would be uninsured under the legislation than under current law. Most of that increase would stem from repealing the penalties associated with the individual mandate. Some of those people would choose not to have insurance because they chose to be covered by insurance under current law only to avoid paying penalties, and some people would forgo insurance in response to higher premiums.