****NEW AND IMPROVED AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT (CHUMP CARE) LEAVES 23 MILLION MORE UNINSURED****

[Jim Lane]

20. That it's "better" isn't clear

As compared with the earlier version, there would be fewer people without insurance, but among the people who are insured there would be more people with crappy insurance.

The CBO states:

"In comparison with the estimates for the previous version of the act, under the House-passed act, the number of people with health insurance would, by CBO and JCT’s estimates, be slightly higher and average premiums for insurance purchased individually—that is, nongroup insurance—would be lower, in part because the insurance, on average, would pay for a smaller proportion of health care costs."

I think the explanation is that this bill would loosen the requirements for the minimum coverage a policy must provide. That means that premiums could be lower, so more people would sign up. This result is "better" right up until the moment that one of those people encounters a medical problem that's not covered.