For months the GOP has been attacking and obstructing the passage of the House health care plan drafted by the Democratic majority without ever having produced one of its own.  Well this week they did just that and submitted it to the Congressional Budget office to be scored.  Mind you the list of reforms was a compilation of oldies that the grand old party has been singing for decades.  You know…..selling insurance across state lines, medical malpractice reform, health saving accounts…yada yada yada.  Well the CBO scored the compilation and concluded that the GOP bill will cost billions more and cover substantially less people.

The Congressional Budget Office has concluded that under the $61 billion Republican amendment to the House health care bill, the number of uninsured Americans would increase to 52 million by 2019, but deficits would decrease by $68 billion over the 2010–2019 period. The bill could slightly reduce premiums for Americans who purchase coverage independently.

Millions of Americans would remain uninsured and continue to pay higher premiums. In fact it’s unlikely that any of the members of the Republican House Leadership would be able to find affordable insurance under their own proposal, should they chose to give up their government-sponsored plans.

What else is lacking you ask? For one, the plan does not prevent insurance companies from rescinding coverage when a person gets sick nor does it prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people who have a pre-existing condition.  Not to mention this little tidbit:

By weakening or removing requirements that insurance cover certain services–everything from cancer screenings to mental health–the Republican bill would likely result in people getting insurance that covers less.

In other words, bupkus.  Thanks GOP for continuing to waste taxpayers money throughout this GOP lead boondoggle process.  Republicans believe that Americans should pay a premium for the illusion of health insurance.