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Susan Collins’ deal on Obamacare would lower premiums, increase enrollment: Analysis

By Kimberly Leonard
Published December 6, 2017 4:20pm ET
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Susan Collins’ deal on Obamacare would lower premiums, increase enrollment: Analysis
The estimate showed that Collins' proposed reinsurance program, which would inject $10 billion into the health insurance system distributed evenly over two years, would reduce premiums in 2019 by 4 percent and increase enrollment by 180,000 people. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

A deal brokered by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, that will allow her to support the Republican tax plan would reduce insurance premiums for Obamacare plans and increase enrollment, according to an analysis by the consulting firm Avalere Health.

But that analysis didn’t take into account the effects of eliminating the individual mandate in Obamacare, something the Senate bill would effectively do by eliminating the penalty associated with not getting health insurance.

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