Health Care Reform

Poor living conditions and nutrition, unhealthy and stressful work environments, large income inequalities and other factors have been linked to poor health in the U.S., and all of them disproportionately affect low-income populations.

It's not as high as the 18 percent hike they requested last year, but the 16.6 percent health insurers are asking for is still a substantial increase in cost for New Yorkers who dont get help from subsidies under the ACA.

Anthem, which currently oversees Affordable Care Act plans for about 1.1 million people in 14 states, is one of the largest of the multi-state insurers that hasnt pulled back sharply from selling individual plans in the ACA.

What's worse, 56 percent of Americans don't think they'll have affordable health insurance in the future.

Under the AHCA, Medicaid dollars to states would be cut by about $834 billion over 10 years, which could disproportionately impact the elderly and the disabled.

'Were getting closer to having a proposal that well be bringing up in the near future,' McConnell said.