If Obamacare is repealed, 2 in 3 women who could lose coverage are women of color

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If Obamacare is repealed, women of color will be 2 in 3 women who could lose coverage

• According to an analysis from the National Women’s Law Center released Tuesday, the majority of women who would lose their health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed could likely be women of color.


• The study examined health care coverage between 2013 and 2015 on a state-by-state basis. The overall number of uninsured people in America was 41.3 million in 2013 — but with the assistance of the ACA, that number dropped down to 28.5 million by 2015.


• Forward-looking estimates of how many people would lose insurance if the ACA is repealed vary enormously, from 15 million to 32 million.


• But given the high numbers of vulnerable populations who rely on Medicaid — like women of color and fostered children — shrinking its coverage could hurt minorities most. Read more (2/15/17 1:58 PM)

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