Study: Trump Health Care Plan Would Make 18M Uninsured

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Study: Trump Health Care Plan Would Make 18M Uninsured

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/07/us/politics/ap-us-campaign-2016-trump-health-plan.html?_r=1

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's health care plan would make 18 million people uninsured, but also lower premiums significantly for policies purchased directly by consumers, according to an independent study released Thursday.

The new policies would be stingier than what's sold now.

Trump's plan would have little effect on people covered by employers and those on Medicare. But millions of low-income adults covered by the Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama's health care law would lose newly gained benefits. Separately, taxpayers might save money because the government no longer would have to subsidize insurance for millions of citizens.

The analysis by the nonpartisan Center for Health and Economy attempts to put some numbers to the health care concepts outlined on the GOP presidential candidate's website. The center is a research group that includes both liberal and conservative experts.

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1. Also, (and more importantly), in that article:

"Over time, more people would purchase the new kinds of coverage. But by 2026, there would still be 13 million more uninsured than currently projected under Obama's law, and they could be older, sicker people."