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Donald Trump‘s healthcare plan would make 18 million people uninsured, but also lower premiums significantly for policies purchased directly by consumers, according to an independent study released Thursday.

The new policies would be stingier than what’s sold now.

Trump’s plan would have little effect on people covered by employers and those on Medicare. But millions of low-income adults covered by the Medicaid expansion in President Obama‘s healthcare law would lose newly gained benefits. Separately, taxpayers may save money because the government no longer would have to subsidize insurance for millions of citizens.

The analysis by the nonpartisan Center for Health and Economy attempts to put some numbers to the healthcare concepts outlined on the Republican presidential candidate’s website. The center is a research group that includes liberal and conservative experts.

The study found “substantial uncertainty” about one of Trump’s main ideas: allowing insurers to sell policies across state lines to promote competition. In 10 years’ time, it could lead to as many as 7 million people getting individual policies, or as few as 1 million.

Some of that uncertainty stems from the fact that health insurance remains a local and regional business. Costs can vary dramatically across the country. A Texas company selling policies in New York City would have to charge higher premiums. Also, out-of-state insurers may struggle to build the networks of doctors and hospitals needed to attract consumers.

“The biggest wild card is [Trump’s] approach to allowing people to buy across state lines,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a Republican economist and a board member of the center.

There was no immediate comment from the Trump campaign.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-donald-trump-healthcare-20160707-snap-story.html