The White House's estimate of coverage losses under the GOP's health care plan is even larger than the CBO

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March 14, 2017 2:57 AM

Fifty-four million Americans will be uninsured by 2026 under the American Health Care Act, according to the White House's own examination.

Sean Spicer

The White House ran an internal examination of the potential impacts of the American Health Care Act and found that the number of Americans who would be uninsured within 10 years could actually be closer to 26 million, not the 24 million projected by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Politico viewed a document outlining the White House's projections on Monday.

The White House's specific estimates break down to:

By 2026, the total number of uninsured Americans will be around 54 million. That number is nearly double the projections under the Affordable Care Act better known as Obamacare.

Business Insider's Bob Bryan broke down the specifics of the CBO's report on the American Health Care Act's impacts. The nonpartisan agency's assessment released on Monday estimated

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