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Don’t repeal Affordable Care Act

Repealing the Affordable Care Act and or replacing Medicare with a voucher system would be death to me. I had a heart attack five years ago after working for an insurance company for 15 years. They raised my COBRA so high that I could not pay and so I owed $130,000 to the hospital. I waited for 72 hours hoping I could prevent this terrible debt.

Now, at 65, if drugs are not part of Medicare or they bring back the doughnut hole, I will be forced to stop taking my meds. Let’s pray that the GOP finds a heart and stops this action.

Carolyn Trovao, Fresno

This story was originally published February 10, 2017 at 10:08 AM with the headline "Don’t repeal Affordable Care Act."

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