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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/07/health-insurance-preexisting.png1350900A coalition of Republican states has launched a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, including provisions requiring insurers to offer coverage to people with preexisting conditions without raising rates. An analysis shows that some of these states have the highest proportion of such residents.