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The House health plan: Here's how the numbers don't add up for the poor

  • Written by Megan Foster Friedman, Health Policy Analyst, University of Michigan
imageMelva Watt, right, senior Medicaid interviewer, assists a patient with her application for Medicaid through the New York State Marketplace. Julie Jacobson/AP

House Republicans introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare).

At a press conference, Speaker...

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