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Analysts: GOP health plan could drop millions of people

The new proposal by House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act could cause millions of people to lose health insurance.

By Cassandra PollockMarch 13, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated March 13, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Analysts: GOP health plan could drop millions of people

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 13, 2017

<h1>Analysts: GOP health plan could drop millions of people</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />March 13, 2017</p>
<p>The new proposal by House Republicans to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/health/risk-of-losing-health-insurance-in-republican-plan.html?_r=0">repeal the Affordable Care Act</a> could cause millions of people to lose health insurance. (The New York Times)</p>
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Analysts: GOP health plan could drop millions of people

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 13, 2017

The new proposal by House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act could cause millions of people to lose health insurance. (The New York Times)

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Cassandra Pollock

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Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at... More by Cassandra Pollock

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