Trump Health Plan Helps Young Middle Class at Cost of Old, Poor: CBO
- People age 50 to 64 would be largest share of uninsured
- Legislation faces headwind from report showing coverage losses
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Among the biggest beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s health care overhaul would be young, middle-class Americans. People over 50 and lower-income people would be the hardest hit, according to a Congressional Budget Office report issued Monday.
Trump and House Republican leaders’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare would change subsidies for health insurance under the law, basing the assistance on age rather than income. Changes in the structure of the program also would push up insurance premiums for older beneficiaries.