Five Ways the Health-Care System Will Change If the ACA Is Struck Down
If Friday's ruling striking down the ACA is upheld, the changes will be disruptive and far-reaching.
Dwyer Gunn
Dwyer Gunn is a Pacific Standard contributing writer. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Psychology Today, and elsewhere. She was previously the editor of the Freakonomics blog.
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