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Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel the health care safety net
BOSTON (AP) — In the state that served as the model for the Obama-era health overhaul, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying to dismantle a popular program that has provided insurance, preventive care and lifesaving medication to hundreds of thousands of people.
Provisions in the tax and spending cuts bill that is the centerpiece of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda could strip health insurance from up to one-quarter of the roughly 400,000 people enrolled in the Massachusetts Health Connector, according to state estimates.
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