GOP wants new cost estimate for health law after mandate delay

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The Hill:

Leading Republican lawmakers want to know how much ObamaCare will cost now that its employer mandate has been deferred one year.

In a letter Wednesday, seven GOP committee leaders asked the Congressional Budget office to reestimate the law's budget impact in light of the surprise administrative delay.

Republicans noted that the decision by the Obama administration could increase the number of people who receive coverage under the insurance exchanges or in Medicaid.

"There are many unanswered questions about how the delay will affect insurance options available to individuals, the subsidies provided to those who purchase health insurance on the … exchanges, the impact on employer sponsored coverage, and Medicaid spending," the lawmakers wrote.

 

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Should also include them no longer requiring proof of income level.