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Could the individual insurance market collapse in some states? Here's how that could happen

  • Written by Bill Custer, Director of Center for Health Services Reseach, Associate Professor, Georgia State University

Much of the early analysis of the Republicans’ American Health Care Act (AHCA) has focused on the change in subsidies for people purchasing coverage in the individual health insurance market. The plan does away with subsidies and instead offers tax credits to help people pay for health insurance.

While the change is important, it may be a...

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