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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Politics
Andrew Buncombe

'Obamacare is imploding': Donald Trump says 2017 will be worst year for healthcare yet

Donald Trump has claimed that the Republican plan to replace Obamacare will “save the day” - despite independent analysis suggesting that millions of his supporters are set to lose out.

Republicans last week introduced legislation to replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. They claim the plan will provide Americans with better coverage, even though several organisations have predicted that many people, especially supporters of Mr Trump,  are likely to suffer.

One analysis by the Los Angeles Times suggested that lower-income, older voters in conservative, rural parts of the country - the sort of people who overwhelmingly turned out for the New York Tycoon - stand to lose the most.

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