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So the $772 billion in lost medicaid money over ten years in the gop plan would be devastating. senators have been hearing from concerned constituents. here's angus king of maine. >> they are saying and as i say, i have been in farmington, bridgeton and lincoln, small maine towns, the same message. don't let them do this. >> so if you lose the hospital, if you have a heart attack or stroke, help is no longer a few miles away. it could be a helicopter ride away. >> what happens to those towns? >> well, that's a very good question. hospital closings have actually decimated communities. senator b...

Condition i know you're very worried about in ohio, and that is people struggling with addiction to opioids. the cbo, the congressional budget office estimates that roughly 15 million fewer americans will be covered by medicaid in 2026. under this current senate republican proposal than under obamacare, the cuts will save $772 billion. what kind of effect would that have on the opioid crisis and those struggling with it? >> we have a harder time being able to treat people, jake, and as you know, people who have these addictions, sometimes they fail three, four, five times. some of them never s...

Lunch. they say he could change his plans depending on feedback from senate republican leaders. >> the reason the gop bill is barely hanging on -- an analysis by the congressional budget offi office, the so-called score, that shows 22 million more americans would be uninsured by 2026. four republican senators already saying they're going to vote against even beginning debate. and that's enough to kill the measure. others including senators ted cruz and mike lee, they say they still have reservations, as well. >> lee is among four senators set to meet with vice president mike pence to talk abou...

This bill cuts medicaid by $700 billion. >> $772 billion. >> i know. but i wanted to do a neat round thing. $700 billion to give a $700 billion tax cut. 45% of which goes to the top 1% and most of the rest of which goes to people who are in the top 10 or 15%. i don't think that's politically something you can take out to the country. i happen to think it is wrong. i think it is political suicide. that's why someone like dean heller is backing away from this bill as fast as he can. >> he was already in so much troubl trouble, take a listen. >> i want you to see a picture of somebody, a face tha...

These are our families that are being impacted, so let's please get it right. >> reporter: the number of gop senators currently opposed to the legislation has grown to six, with at least three others expressing concerns, leadership can only afford to lose two votes to pass the bill. >> my state is a medicaid extension state, and so we have a lot of issues. >> reporter: the cbo report also estimates that over the decade, the senate bill would reduce the national deficit by $321 billion. largely by slashing medicaid funding by $772 billion, leaving 15 million fewer americans covered under medica...