Politico December 16, 2025
The Congressional Budget Office estimates Republican leaders’ plan would save billions but lead to tens of thousands more without health insurance.
House GOP leaders’ health policy package could lead to 100,000 fewer people per year having health insurance through 2035, but would save the government $35.6 billion.
That’s according to a Tuesday report from the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan agency that analyzed provisions in the health package lawmakers are expected to consider on Wednesday.
The legislation includes several conservative policies but not an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that go away after this year.
The bill released on Friday would appropriate funding for cost-sharing reduction payments to help low-income customers pay their health care bills. The appropriation would result...
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