Editorial: Americans Losing Health Coverage - American Press

Editorial: Americans losing health coverage - American Press

Americans who had trouble finding health care insurance found it under the Affordable Care Act passed during the Obama administration. However, over the past year, millions of them lost their coverage. Ohio and Oklahoma each lost nearly one-third of their enrollees, according to new federal data that provides the first complete 50-state breakdown of sharp enrollment declines following the Jan. 1 expiration of enhanced federal subsidies. An AP an…

Millions of Americans Lost Their Health Care This Year Because of Republicans

2.6 million fewer Americans have health care coverage The AP reports that new federal data shows states across the country have seen “steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the past year” as a result of Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill. Ohio and Oklahoma saw declines of over 32%, followed by Arizona, South Carolina, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri where 25% or more of enroll…