There is a difference between “losing insurance” and choosing not to buy it.  AHCA repeals the individual mandate, the tax penalty Obamacare imposes on uninsured Americans. According to CBO, most of its projected decline in coverage would occur because people will choose not to buy insurance when the government no longer forces them to do so.[1] If CBO is correct, this shows the magnitude of people who have insurance not because they believe it is best for them but because of government coercion. However, noted health policy expert Avik Roy believes CBO may have overestimated the number of uninsured Americans by 19 million given the agency’s track record of coverage projections that never materialized.[2]

AHCA will cut taxes by $887 billion. AHCA repeals almost $900 billion in Obamacare taxes,[4] including many that hit low- and middle- income Americans[5] or make health care more expensive by taxing health products.