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Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?

  • Written by Robert Applebaum, Senior Research Scholar, Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University
Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?4.7 million Floridians use health insurance plans obtained from the ACA marketplace.Joe Raedle/Getty Images News

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Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?The Conversation, CC BY-ND

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