re: Why does the healthcare debate essentially revolve around like 4% of Americans?

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Here are the numbers by insurance category (From Kaiser BTW):
Employer 49%
Medicaid 19%
Medicare 14%
Other Public 2%
Uninsured 9%
Non-Group (including ACA Exchanges) 7%

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So lets say that 25% of the entire population has something that can be classified as a precondition. You're assuming that the only people hat would be affected would be the people in the NOn Group 7%. But that's not he case. If Graham-Cassidy passes, States will be able to define who they want to cover, as everything is going to be changed from Medicaid/Medicare to State Block Grants. So potentially, this number could be 51% and only the 49% already who have employer insurance would be unaffected. And god forbid if you lose your job or decide you want to change your career.