Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

Congressional Budget Office estimates GOP repeal would raise premiums and uninsured

The Congressional Budget Office found that a 2016 GOP repeal without replacement would lift premiums for marketplace plans by up to 25 percent annually and leave about 18 million more Americans uninsured one year after enactment and 32 million by 2026. The report became a flashpoint in the health care fight with Republicans citing the plan as a starting point for 2017 while Democrats condemned it as proof repeal increases costs and reduces coverage.