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Nationwide, 83.8 percent of workers were employed in jobs that offered insurance, and 75 percent of eligible employees chose to enroll
A single-payer system would replace private insurance with a government plan that pays for coverage for everyone.
Lawmakers are considering relaxing or eliminating the restrictions on how much more insurers can charge older consumers.
Preventable hospital readmissions are estimated to account for more than $17 billion in Medicare expenditures each year; hospitals pay as a result.
Some business owners welcome the rollback of the law, but the smallest of California businesses have the most to lose under repeal.
The lowest earners accounted for half the usage of preventative care and nearly twice the hospital admission rate.
America's Essential Hospitals says even if earlier repeal plan is enacted, hospitals still would face a $16.8 billion loss.
Organization said that many communities, particularly in rural or low-income areas, rely on international medical graduates to fill job openings.
Those states who got on board with medicaid expansion saw Medicaid pick up a larger portion of the costs associated with gun violence.
Repeal could mean Prevention and Public Health Fund goes away, putting children and seniors at risk.