CBO sees peril in Senate bill for uncrowded regions

Photo by Liz RuskinThe Congressional Budget Office has what amounts to a warning for “sparsely populated areas” in its analysis of the Senate’s draft health care reform bill. The CBO said while most insurance markets would remain stable under the Senate bill, the legislation would drive out insurers that serve a “small fraction” of the population, or these areas will see premiums rise very high.
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The CBO attributes this to the bill’s lower subsidies,