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CBO, Trump add to pressure for bipartisan ACA deal

The Congressional Budget Office says repeal-and-wait could quickly increase the number of uninsured by 18 million.

By Allison Bell | Updated on January 18, 2017
An effort to replace the ACA could put Sen. Charles Schumer, seen here, in the front seat. (Photo: AP Images)

Both the Congressional Budget Office and President-elect Donald Trump may be putting pressure on congressional Republicans to work with Democrats to come up with an Affordable Care Act replacement bill, not just de-fund ACA spending programs.

Trump, who is set to take the oath of office Friday, said in a weekend interview with the Washington Post, which is posted behind a login wall, that he wants Congress to replace the ACA with a program that provides “insurance for everybody.”

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