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AXIOS (Peter Sullivan) - Health program cuts hit home, fueling blame game

Sweeping changes that congressional Republicans made to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid are starting to take effect, fueling an election-year blame game over coverage losses. Why it matters: A rise in the uninsured rate will put more stress on the health system and ratchet up concerns about health costs in an election year where affordability is voters' biggest concern. Driving the news: The changes are hitting home, with about 1.2 million fewer people signed up for ACA coverage compared with a year ago, following Congress' refusal to extend enhanced subsidies. - Nebraska this month also became the first state to impose new work requirements on Medicaid recipients who enrolled under the ACA expansion. By the numbers: Wakely…

Sweeping changes that congressional Republicans made to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid are starting to take effect, fueling an election-year blame game over coverage losses. Why it matters: A rise in the uninsured rate will put more stress on the health system and ratchet up concerns about health costs in an election year where affordability is voters' biggest concern. Driving the news: The changes are hitting home, with about 1.2 million fewer people signed up for ACA coverage compared with a year ago, following Congress' refusal to extend enhanced subsidies. - Nebraska this month also became the first state to impose new work requirements on Medicaid recipients who enrolled under the ACA expansion. By the numbers: Wakely…Open