are 215. reporter: democrats lashing out, warning people could lose coverage. i guess their desire to give a tax break for the rich just trumped everything. reporter: on the house floor, some even singing and waving good-bye to house republicans, saying they ll now be voted out of office for supporting the bill. outside the white house, chants of shame. what does the bill do? republicans say it will lower the price you pay for health care. two popular obamacare provisions remain, children can stay on their parents plan until age 26 and caps on lifetime coverage are still prohibited. what s changing? it scraps the individual mandate meaning you re no longer required to have health insurance. it changes the way people with pre-existing conditions are covered.
that with tax credits. obamacare expanded medicaid. the republican bill would roll back that expansion. here s what some republicans say tonight. we re immediately reducing premiums saving billions and billions of dollars. reporter: but by one estimate, 24 million more americans would be uninsured over the next decade. and according to the congressional budget office, a 64-year-old earning about $26,000 a year would see their annual premiums spike by nearly $13,000. after seven years, you came up with this? you got to be kidding me! reporter: the bill could also weaken the popular obamacare provision protecting people with pre-existing conditions. by one estimate, 27% of americans have one, and in some states, that number is even higher, more than 32% of those living in west virginia, mississippi, kentucky, alabama and tennessee, all states that voted for president trump. are you going to make sure that people with pre-conditions are still covered?
david, you saw some of that anger in town halls across the country before this vote. people concerned about what the changes would mean for their own health care. look, this was a big legislative victory for the president today. but democrats hope that they can this into a big political liability in the elections next year. their top targets will be 23 house republicans who are in districts that hillary clinton won. david, more than half of them voted for this bill, that will be something they ll have to answer for. overall, obamacare is more popular than it s been. in fact, in our poll, just a couple weeks ago, 37% said they wanted it repealed and replaced. just 37%. more than 60% wanted it kept and fixed. jon karl, thanks to you as well. president trump arriving home tonight in new york city. this is his first trip back to new york since the inauguration. along with his victory on health care, the white house announcing his first overseas trip, first
unusual paubecause it is only a house vote in a multi-step process. it is pouring like crazy. the president is likely not to be golfing today. so twitter is available for recreation. steph? well, kelly, he can do his second favorite activity. he can watch cable news. president trump, good morning. thank you to nbc s kelly o connell. i want to stay on health care and bring in a doctor who worked in the obama administration and helped shape the affordable care act, obamacare. she s a practicing physician at johns hopkins center in baltimore and a fellow at the brookings institute, focusing on health policy. good morning, doctor. thank you. good morning. so many gop members told us yesterday they hadn t actually read the bill. have you read it? i have, actually, and all the amendments, including the famous michigan morsel from fred upton himself. walk us through. right. for those people who are panicked, calling their local
reporter: after weeks of false starts and tense negotiations, today house republicans were giddy, pumping themselves up before the big vote with the theme song to rocky. the line of the day was, you know, out of braveheart. freedom! reporter: but outside the capitol, clear signs of a country divided. all: shame, shame, shame! reporter: for weeks, those divisions on display across the country too. but house republicans pushed on. are we going to be men and women of our word? all: yes. are we going to keep the promises that we made? all: yes. reporter: the bill passing the house today by the slimmest of margins, just one vote. here s how it could affect you. obamacare requires all americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty. the republican bill eliminates that requirement. obamacare gives americans money to buy insurance on their own. the republican bill replaces