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State think tanks issue stark warnings about GOP healthcare bill

The Hill: Days before the Republican-led House is set to vote on a measure to repeal ObamaCare, state-based public policy think tanks are warning the legislation will leave residents with red ink and eliminate insurance for hundreds of thousands.

Up to 250,000 Iowans could lose health insurance, according to a report from the Iowa Hospital Association. Medicaid rolls in the state expanded by 154,000 after the Affordable Care Act became law. Those people would be in danger of losing coverage if money for its Medicaid expansion is cut.

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association told lawmakers in capital city Springfield that the GOP plan would cost the state $40 billion in federal funding over the next decade. Illinois is already dealing with a years-long budget stalemate between Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) and Democrats in the Legislature.

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