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The House Republicans’ proposed American Health Care Act would break with the government’s half-century compact with states in helping to finance Medicaid, which covers 68 million low-income people, including children, pregnant women and those who are elderly or disabled.
Many in this county are poor and sick, and they voted for Trump. What will happen to their health care? |
| West Virginia’s McDowell County has high rates of chronic diseases and the shortest life expectancy in the nation. It’s also a place that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, who promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act that helped many residents get health coverage. |
| Story by Jessica Contrera | Photos by Bonnie Jo Mount • Read more » |
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