State Analysis Shows Thousands Could Lose Coverage Under GOP Health Care Plan

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A new analysis by Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget office has determined the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act could cost tens of thousands of Connecticut residents their health care coverage if it becomes law.Released Monday, the analysis also predicts the proposed federal legislation could add as much as $1 billion in annual costs to the state’s approximately $20 billion budget after full implementation in 2020. Much of that cost ste