The Congressional Budget Office estimates twenty-two million fewer people would be insured by 2026 under the GOP's proposed health care plan. USA TODAY

WASHINGTON Ohio Gov. John Kasich ripped Senate Republicans on Tuesday for crafting a health care bill that would cause an estimated 22 million Americans to lose their health insurance.

They think thats great? Thats good public policy? an incredulous Kasich said at anews conferencein Washington on Tuesday. What, are you kidding me?

Kasich was referring toan analysisreleased Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which estimated that the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare would increase the ranks of the uninsured by 22 million by2026, compared to current law.

Kasich has made his opposition to the GOP bill clear before, but Tuesday he ratcheted up his criticism at a joint news conference with ColoradoDemocratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Kasich said congressional Republicans should try getting health care through Medicaid or purchasing insurance with the miserly subsidies the GOP plan offers.

Why dont we have those folks go and live under Medicaid for a while? Kasich said. Why dont we have them go live on their exchange where they can get two, three, four thousanddollars a year to cover their health care exchange costs.

Kasich didnt reserve all his ire for his own party. He also blasted lawmakers of all stripes for acting like a bunch of fifth-graders.

We have a health care civil war going on, he said. Its all about recrimination.

He said Republicans should jettison their current bill and start over, while Democrats should stand and challenge the Republicans to negotiate with them.

Democrats have said they would work with Republicans to fix Obamacare if they stop their efforts to repeal or gut the law.

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