The Terrifying Stakes Of Repealing Obamacare Without A Clear Replacement - News Summed Up

The Terrifying Stakes Of Repealing Obamacare Without A Clear Replacement


Critics on both side of the aisle have warned that repealing the law without offering a clear alternative could throw insurance markets into chaos and leave millions of Americans without health insurance. The number of uninsured Americans fell by 20 million under Obamacare. The map above shows how the percentage of uninsured Americans under the age of 65 decreased between 2013 and 2015. The GOP plans to repeal the tax credits that help Americans buy health insurance, and the federal payments that covered Medicaid expansion. Authors Leighton Ku, Erika Steinmetz, Erin Brantley and Brian Bruen predict that almost one million health care jobs could be lost in 2019.


Source: Forbes January 13, 2017 17:12 UTC



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