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Pathway to citizenship could increase Obamacare cost up to $300 billion over a decade
February 5, 2013
Any immigration package in which current illegal immigrants are made eligible for ObamaCare - in the form of either exchanges or Medicaid - could increase costs to the federal government by between $120 billion to $200 billion in its first decade, according to internal calculations by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee that were obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller.
GOP Senate Budget Committee staffers explained to TheDC that the estimates assume that the law's provision capping total spending on exchange subsidies, which is set to begin in 2019, is enforced.
However, should the provision fall by the wayside, as some analysts believe it could, the staffers estimate the cost of Obamacare could increase between $210 billion to $300 billion over the next 10 years.
They add that if the capping provision is sustained, making millions of illegal immigrants eligible for Obamacare could also result in a benefit cut of approximately $1,100 annually for the average American receiving a subsidized benefit through the exchanges, which are now called "marketplaces" by the administration.
Last March the minority side of the Senate Budget Committee estimated that Obamacare would increase unfunded obligations - or federal spending without a dedicated funding source - for federal health care programs by $17 trillion over 75 years, or from $65 trillion to $82 trillion.
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Obama comment on ‘divisive' Catholic education means class in session for #ObamaApprovedSchools
June 19, 2013 10:37 PM
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June 19, 2013 09:42 PM
“May we, in humility, confront this national sin, & may we mourn what abortion reveals about the conscience of our nation.” – @VirginiaFoxx— Sister Toldjah (@sistertoldjah) June 19, 2013 Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), speaking on behalf of the unborn and in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 1797), was brought to tears […]
Sen. Ted Cruz blasts Gang of Eight's shamnesty bill
June 19, 2013 09:13 PM
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June 19, 2013 07:15 PM
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Amanda Marcotte: GOP politicians obsessed with young women having sex
June 19, 2013 05:46 PM
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