New York Magazine reports that the Congressional Budget Office reported May 24 that 23 million Americans would lose health insurance coverage under the latest Republican healthcare plan over the next ten years, as compared to current law. At Capitol Confidential Matthew Hamilton reports that a new poll shows the GOP plan is very unpopular in New York. Only ten percent of statewide voters want the Senate to pass the American Health Care Act in its current House form, according to the Sienna College poll. The CBO report also estimated that if states seek waivers to strip the current healthcare plan's “essential health benefits” that will ramp up costs dramatically. Local Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) voted for the first Republican healthcare plan in committee, and said in The Washington Post May 24 that no states will use the provision to deny coverage. “Frankly I doubt any state would try to take advantage of that provision,” he said. “I think that is completely out of the ballpark.” Then he said, even though he voted for the bill, of that provision, “I’m sure it will be stripped out in the Senate.”