It's even worse than you thought. Not only almost a billion cut in Medicaid (see previous entry) to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, other effects disproportionally hit the poor and the sick as well:
Quote:CBO score on Senate Republican healthcare bill, BCRA - Business Insider
- Premiums would increase in 2018 and 2019 compared with the current baseline, but decline thereafter. According to the CBO, premiums would be 20% more than under the current law in 2018 and 10% more in 2019. From 2020 and beyond, the change in the risk pool, with older and poorer Americans most likely priced out, would bring these premiums down.
- Deductibles and out-of-pocket costs would increase substantially. The benchmark plan on the individual insurance market would have an actuarial value of 58%, meaning insurance would be obligated to cover 58% of the total costs. That is down from the current 70% benchmark value. According to the CBO, that opens the door for higher deductibles and out-of-pocket costs.