Here’s What Life Was Like Before the Affordable Care Act
From Aubrey Hirsch, It Could Be Much, Much Worse, an illustrated guide to what health care and insurance was like in the US before the ACA.


You can also find this guide on Instagram.
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From Aubrey Hirsch, It Could Be Much, Much Worse, an illustrated guide to what health care and insurance was like in the US before the ACA.


You can also find this guide on Instagram.
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Americans should have at least the ACA. In my view you actually deserve more. And now is the time to reorient things to make that happen. People are rooting for you to do that.
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