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How the GOP's Health-Care Bill Would Affect People Insured Through Work

Fewer people would sign up for employer-sponsored plans, and fewer employers would offer coverage.
Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Much of the focus around the Obamacare repeal debate has centered on what would happen to people who buy insurance on their own, but f Americans are insured through their jobs—a situation that has shielded them from many of the concerns around

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