The stumbling rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act just hit another hurdle: Widespread reports the law is forcing millions nationwide to lose their insurance plans.

NBC News sounded the alarm this week when it reported more than 7 million people will lose their coverage as a result of PPACA's new standards, coupled with normal market turnover.

Sources told NBC News 50 percent to 75 percent of those who buy health plans on the individual market would receive a cancellation letter in the next year, if they haven't already.

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