200,000 Alabamians could lose healthcare as Obamacare repeal looms

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We never even got the Medicaid expansion, so Alabamians are demonstrably dying now!

Source: al.com, by Christopher Harress

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Until the introduction of the ACA, as many as two million residents of Alabama struggled to get effective healthcare because of pre-existing conditions, according to statistics provided by Arise Citizens' Policy Project, a non-profit think tank based in Montgomery that advocates for low income Alabamians.

"The Affordable Care Act has helped millions of people and saved thousands of lives across Alabama," said Arise's policy director Jim Carnes. "We urge Alabamians to continue pressuring their members of Congress not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without an immediate replacement that offers comparable coverage and consumer protections. 'Repeal and delay' is a dangerous and unacceptable path."

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Representative Terri Sewell, (D-AL) said that she voted against the repeal during the House vote Friday.

"The ACA is not perfect. This is why I have worked across the aisle to increase Alabama's hospital reimbursements, decrease costs to individuals and businesses in states that haven't expanded Medicaid, increase innovation, and stabilize the markets. While the Republicans know what it will take to fix what's wrong with the ACA and build upon what's working, they have yet to produce a replacement plan that works for the American people. Simply put, repeal without replace is a disgrace."

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