Reporter very rich, but not very punctual. Jeanne moos, cnn, new york. Thank you so much for joining us. Ac 360 with anderson starts right now. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Breaking news tonight in the russia investigation. New reporting how interested the fbi seems to be in carter page. The story detailing how many times page has been questioned already, what hes been asked about and told investigators. Page himself, calling the encounters extensive. In a moment, the correspondent who broke the story. But we begin with the Health Care Replacement billion. 22 million fewer people with insurance by 2026. That, according to the congressional budget office. Also big Deficit Reduction. However, its that 22 million estimate that could be politically toxic to some republican moderates, one of
whom weighed in late tonight. So a lot to get to, starting with phil mattingly. What else is in the cbo report . Reporter you start with that tom line number, anderson. You know its important, p
it leaving 15 million people uninsured. still jacking up premiums. how many are uninsured because they are no longer required to have insurance? there would be certainly a percentage of them that would be uninsured because they wouldn t choose to buy insurance because, but those are also people who would be left if they got sick, if they had to pay for health insurance, if they go to emergency rooms, they re jacking up costs for everybody else. everybody s costs would go up if people only chose to buy insurance when they get sick. that s part of the problem. that s why we need the safety net and more people in the system. well, interesting to hear that jen you thought the problem was without the medicaid cuts. obviously they ve had a significant improvement from the medicaid standpoint from the viewpoint of a lot of senators here and what they re ultimately passing does not have the same coverage problems. and jake, you put your finger on it. most of the numbers are the removal o
whom weighed in late tonight. so a lot to get to, starting with phil mattingly. what else is in the cbo report? reporter: you start with that tom line number, anderson. you know it s important, particularly for moderate senator. several pointed to the coverage number before the cbo report released and said their vote may be contingent on that. 22 million fewer would have insurance over the course of a ten-year period. the senate bill takes a different approach than the house bill to try and address the house bill s coverage problems. the house bill had 23 million. the senate has a more robust tax credit. they phase out medicaid over a slower amount of time. you also need to hook at the medicaid cuts or the reductions in medicaid spending based on dramatic reforms in the medicaid program. $772 billion will be spent over the course of ten years. you noted the deficit reduction. this is very important.
republican moderates, one of whom weighed in late tonight. there s a lot to get to, starting with phil mattingly at the capital. so, what else is in the cbo report? reporter: we8, you stall, yo with that top line number, and that s important to moderates. they said their vote may be contingent on that. 22 million is the top line number, fewer americans that would have insurance over the course of a ten-year period. why that matters is this. the senate bill takes a different approach than the house bill to try and address the house bill s coverage problems. the house bill had 23 million. well, the senate has a more robust tax credit. they phase out the medicaid expansion over a slower period of time. and still, not a dramatic change in the number. and you look at the reductions in medicaid. based on what are really dramatic reforms. the types of reforms conservatives have looked for for a long time. $772 billion fewer will be spent over the course of a ten-year