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Cancel thousands of health insurance plans

Cancel thousands of health insurance plans

The Affordable Care Act has insured 17.6 million people, driving the uninsured rate to record lows.

Yet, all of the GOP presidential candidates propose repealing the Affordable Care Act without offering a comprehensive alternative.

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Quick Facts:

  • 89 percent of Nevada consumers who signed up for the Affordable Care Act in 2015 qualified for an average tax credit of $242 per month through the Marketplace. (Still, 27.9% of Nevadans under the age 65 and below 138 percent of the poverty line lacked health insurance in 2014.) TWEET
  • From 2013 to 2014, Nevada experienced the largest percentage reduction of uninsured children in the country. TWEET

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