This undated photo provided by Cook County Health & Hospitals System shows Dr. Jay Shannon. Cook County Health & Hospitals System, which handles more than 1 million patient visits in the Chicago area every year, has seen a significant financial boost from the Affordable Care Act. About 70 percent of the system’s patients were uninsured before the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage in 2014. Now, nearly the same percentage has coverage, and the system relies less on local tax dollars for support. The law’s future is unclear as Republicans in Congress consider another push to replace it after failing in March 2017. (Cook County Health & Hospitals System via AP)
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