The AHCA passed the House today, and in the debate leading up to the vote the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP) released a blog post this week that estimated that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) underfunded high-risk pools by $200 billion over 10 years. The media and opponents of the AHCA have latched onto the blog.
There’s just one problem-the post is full of factual inaccuracies and misleading comparisons. Here are just a few of the issues with the CAP numbers:
CAP’s headline is misleading and does not fit the structure of the bill. The AHCA discussion has focused on helping those with pre-existing conditions in the individual market, yet CAP pulled the small business market into the mix, wildly inflating any projections and creating an apples to oranges comparison.
Is the AHCA Really $200B Underfunded?
The AHCA passed the House today, and in the debate leading up to the vote the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP) released a blog post this week that estimated that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) underfunded high-risk pools by $200 billion over 10 years. The media and opponents of the AHCA have latched onto the blog.
There’s just one problem-the post is full of factual inaccuracies and misleading comparisons. Here are just a few of the issues with the CAP numbers:
CAP’s Projections Are Misleading and Simply False
CAP’s headline is misleading and does not fit the structure of the bill. The AHCA discussion has focused on helping those with pre-existing conditions in the individual market, yet CAP pulled the small business market into the mix, wildly inflating any projections and creating an apples to oranges comparison.