The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isn't affordable for everybody. The New York Times reported Sunday that many Americans who purchased insurance plans on the PPACA exchanges are now dropping their policies, citing cost. 

Overall, the number of people enrolled in plans through PPACA's exchanges decreased from 11.7 million at the end of February to 9.9 million at the beginning of June, a dip of 15 percent. 

Why can't people afford the plans? There are a number of reasons. 

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