$774 billion the estimated credits and subsidies to be provided through the insurance exchanges, increased net outlays for Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and tax credits for small employers.
$215 billion the revenues expected from the excise tax on high-premium insurance plans.
$20 billion the estimated penalty payments made by uninsured individuals.
$27 billion the estimated penalty payments to be made by employers whose workers will receive subsidies via the exchanges.
$12 billion the estimated indirect effects on federal revenues associated with the expansion of federally subsidized insurance.
$500 billion the projected net cost over 10 years for the proposed expansions in insurance coverage.
$49 billion the estimated net reduction in federal budget deficits of over the 20102019 period.
29 million The number of uninsured nonelderly people who would have coverage by 2019.
25 million the number of nonelderly residents who would still not be insured by 2019 (about one-third of whom would be unauthorized immigrants).
11 million the projected increase in the number of enrollees in Medicaid.
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
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