Walker: Up to 45K Alaskans could lose coverage with GOP bill

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Gov. Bill Walker says as many as 45,000 Alaskans could lose health care coverage under a Republican bill proposed in the U.S. House.
Walker says that includes 30,000 Alaskans covered by the expanded Medicaid program and roughly two-thirds of the Alaskans with individual plans on the federally facilitated insurance marketplace.
About 19,000 Alaskans have individual plans. Walker said about 13,000 could lose coverage.
His statement came Thursday before GOP leaders delay