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Rice letter: GOP health care

According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, 24 million Americans will lose coverage under President Trump’s health care proposal. Is that the real story? Or is it the 52 million who will lack health care insurance in 2026 — one out of every seven Americans. That puts the U.S. at the bottom of 34 developed countries.

William Rice, Boise

This story was originally published March 21, 2017 at 11:55 PM with the headline "Rice letter: GOP health care."

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