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Lisa Gillespie, WFPL

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Will GOP Pay A Price For Trying To Take Health Care Benefits From Voters?

By Michael McAuliff and Lisa Gillespie, WFPL August 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand what’s at stake — in a way they didn’t a few months ago.

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