Two weeks ago, I took on the argument of various BCRA proponents that most of the 22 million people forecast by CBO to lose insurance coverage should the bill become law would be "choosing, not losing." That write-off of legions of uninsured was founded on CBO's assertion that most of the first-year coverage loss of 15 million would occur "primarily because the penalty for not having insurance would be eliminated." Expect to hear more of this, I forecast.
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Two weeks ago, I took on the argument of various BCRA proponents that most of the 22 million people forecast by CBO to lose insurance coverage should the bill become law would be "choosing, not losing." That write-off of legions of uninsured was founded on CBO's assertion that most of the first-year coverage loss of 15 million would occur "primarily because the penalty for not having insurance would be eliminated." Expect to hear more of this, I forecast.