Economist Larry Summers: 10,000 people will die annually from GOP tax bill [View all]
Source: The Hill
Economist Larry Summers said Monday that roughly 10,000 more Americans will die each year if Republican tax-reform legislation passes and includes a repeal of the ObamaCare individual mandate.
"I think this bill is very dangerous," Summers said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
"When people lose health insurance, they're less likely to get preventive care, they're more likely to defer health care they need, and ultimately they're more likely to die." The Senate passed its tax-reform legislation early Saturday morning. The upper chamber's bill includes a repeal of the individual mandate, while the House's tax-reform bill does not.
Summers's estimate is based on a Congressional Budget Office report that 13 million Americans would opt out of ObamaCare if the individual mandate is repealed.
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