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Women—Young And Older—Reap Benefits Of Obamacare, Study Says

Louisville Public Media | By Lisa Gillespie

Published August 10, 2017 at 12:39 PM EDT

After the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the number of uninsured women in the U.S. fell from 20 percent in 2010 to 11 percent in 2016. That’s according to a new study out from the Commonwealth Fund. WFPL’s Lisa Gillespie has more on the impact that’s had on women in Kentucky.

WFPL's Lisa Gillespie reports.

Copyright 2017 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

Lisa Gillespie

Lisa Gillespie is WFPL's Health and Innovation Reporter. Most recently, she was a reporter for Kaiser Health News. During her career, Gillespie has covered all things health — from Medicaid and Medicare payment policy and rural hospital closures to science funding and the dietary supplement market.

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