To finance a massive corporate tax cut, congressional Republicans appear poised to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate — the requirement that Americans secure health insurance or pay a penalty.
If they succeed, the human toll could be immense: The Congressional Budget Office warnsthat premiums will surge as healthier people opt out of the system, leaving insurers to cover a relatively sicker group of people. An estimated 13 million people could lose coverage.
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