Study: Lower-Income Elderly Would Take Hit Under Republican Health Plan

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A preliminary study Tuesday estimated that the Republican plan to replace the national health care overhaul would deliver a financial jolt to elderly, lower-income Californians, potentially leaving tens of thousands without coverage.
The analysis by state insurance exchange Covered California comes a day after the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 14 million people would lose insurance coverage in the first year under the GOP proposal.
Overall, millions of Calif