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Champaign County uninsured rate drops, but not everyone pleased with Affordable Care Act

By Jessica Bursztynsky/For CU-CitizenAccess | May 5, 2017

As debate continues in Congress over the future of healthcare, just what has the Affordable Care Act meant for people in Champaign County?

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