If you have, or need, health insurance, maybe think twice before casting your ballot for Trump.
The Hill reports the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund studied both candidates' health care plans, and determined that Republican candidate Donald Trump's plan would not only push the number of insureds down lower than where they were before the Affordable Care Act took effect, it would primarily affect those with low incomes and in poor health.
As many as 25 million people could lose health care coverage if Trump's plan came into effect, while Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's plan, in contrast, could add as many as 9.6 million more people to the rolls of the insured. Earlier this year, it was estimated that 18 million would lose health care coverage under Trump.
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