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August 16, 2017

CBO: Trump Plan Would Raise Health Insurance Premiums 20 Percent in 2018
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In healthcare news, the Congressional Budget Office warned Tuesday that
premiums for the country's most popular health insurance plans could
increase by 20 percent next year if President Trump makes good on his
threat to end subsidies paid to insurers to help low-income people
afford health coverage. The CBO also estimates Trump's proposal would
increase federal deficits by nearly $200 billion over the next decade.


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