Under #Trumpcare, hundreds of 1000's #vets would lose their health care coverage. Add it to

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Under Trumpcare, hundreds of thousands of veterans would lose their health care coverage. Add it to the list of Trump's broken promises.

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Veterans saw dramatic gains in coverage after Obamacare
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/19/news/economy/veteran-obamacare/index.html #TRuMPCare will take away the gains


by Tami Luhby @Luhby April 19, 2017: 6:17 PM ET

The number of uninsured veterans plummeted after Obamacare began, a new Urban Institute study has found.

The uninsured rate among veterans under age 65 dropped to 5.9% in 2015, down from 9.6% two years earlier, according to the report. The number of vets lacking coverage fell to 552,000, down from 980,000.

The changes started in 2014, when two major Obamacare coverage provisions kicked in. That's when Medicaid expansion took effect and the Obamacare exchanges opened. Most uninsured veterans had incomes that would make them eligible either for Obamacare subsidies or Medicaid.

Veterans eligible for Medicaid expansion -- individuals earning up to $16,400 -- saw the largest drop in uninsured rates. Prior to Obamacare, some 21.6% of these vets lacked coverage. By 2015, this share fell to 12.2%. The declines were largest in the states that expanded Medicaid.

Veterans who qualify for subsidies on the Obamacare exchanges -- a single person earning up to $47,500 -- also saw declines. Some 10.6% were uninsured in 2013, but only 6.6% were two years later.

Veterans' families also benefited from Obamacare. The uninsured rate among spouses fell to 5.5% from 9.2%, while the rate among children fell to 2.9% from 4.5%.

The majority of uninsured vets were older than age 45, and half of them worked full-time. .................................................................