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White House casts doubt on upcoming Obamacare repeal cost estimate

USA Today: WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials mounted a vigorous defense of their effort to repeal and replace Obamacare Sunday while bracing for what could be a skeptical assessment from the Congressional Budget Office.

Flooding the airwaves less than a week after Republicans introduced the replacement legislation and pushed it through two House committees on party-line votes, members of Trump's Cabinet claimed more Americans would be able to get health care at a reduced cost and no one would be worse off.

At the same time, they signaled their willingness to accept changes needed to accommodate conservatives in the House and Senate who have accused their leaders of crafting a bill too much in the mold of the Affordable Care Act.

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