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Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II

The ACA significantly reduced the uninsured, from 47 million in 2010 to 27 million by 2016.
A GOP replacement, the American Health Care Act, would have raised the uninsured, according to the CBO.
The Obamacare fight ended with a Senate vote that blocked full GOP reforms.
Hostility to expanding health care access has deep historical roots in U.S. politics.
Krugman flags 16 million more uninsured by 2034 under Trump II’s actions, per CBO projections.
The primer reviews the political economy of U.S. health care since the 1940s.
Krugman describes Obamacare as a real step toward broader insurance access.
The piece notes the 2017 GOP bid to replace Obamacare and its consequences.
The article emphasizes that Obamacare’s future remains contested amid political battles.
Krugman frames the topic as a analysis of opportunities and dangers in current U.S. healthcare policy.

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