Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said on Sunday that more people would be covered under Senate Republicans’ ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill than are currently covered.

The Republican healthcare legislation covers a "hole" for people who fall into a mid-income bracket that the previous legislation did not, Price said. He noted the bill gives low-income individuals tax credits.

“One of the interesting things that is in this bill that wasn’t in previous iterations is the opportunity to make sure that those folks that actually fell into a gap below 100 percent of the poverty level, but above where a state might allow individuals on the Medicaid system," Price told Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.”

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“This bill provides for coverage for those individuals through the tax credit process, and that’s something that’s new. That’s also one of the reasons we believe we’re going to cover more individuals than are currently covered,” he continued.

“The goal is to get every single American covered and have access to the kind of coverage they want,” Price said.

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) assessment of the bill in June, however, estimated the plan would leave 22 million more people uninsured.

The White House has urged Americans to give little weight to the CBO score.

Despite Price’s goal, the bill is viewed unfavorably by various GOP senators, almost all of whom are needed to support the legislation in order to get it passed.

Conservative Sen. Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulSecond GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP senator to quarantine after coronavirus exposure The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE (R-Ky.) said he is against giving low-income Americans refundable tax credits to buy health insurance. Paul said he would vote against the bill.

Centrist Republicans, such as Sen. Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann MurkowskiMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Collins: President elected Nov. 3 should fill Supreme Court vacancy Barrett seen as a front-runner for Trump Supreme Court pick MORE (Alaska), on the other hand, have expressed concerns about the bill due to its deep cuts to Medicaid.

The bill would not fully phase out extra federal funding for Medicaid expansion under ObamaCare by 2024. However, sources have said some states would end their Medicaid expansion before 2024 if the Senate bill becomes law.

With Paul and Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day MORE (R-Maine) saying they will not vote for the bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE (R-Ky.) cannot afford to lose one more vote in his conference, assuming all Democrats vote against the legislation, according to The Hill's Whip List.

McConnell was forced to delay next week's vote on the bill after Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCainMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day McConnell urges GOP senators to 'keep your powder dry' on Supreme Court vacancy McSally says current Senate should vote on Trump nominee MORE (R-Ariz.) announced he would be recovering from a medical procedure in Arizona.