The 24 Million Talking Point
The Line: The Republican health care bill would throw 24 million people off the health insurance they have now.
The Party: Democratic
After the House passed a GOP health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, Democrats criticized the legislation by saying it would take away insurance from 24 million Americans. An did say that 24 million fewer Americans would be insured under the than under current law in 2026, and that 14 million fewer would be insured next year. But not all of them would “lose” insurance they have “today” or be “kicked off” their policies, as some Democrats have described it.
