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    Despite calls to start over, U.S. health system covers 90% of Americans

    Politicians are depicting a health care system in meltdown. The numbers point to a different story, one that is more nuanced and not nearly so dire.
    by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar — Associated Press Jul 28, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: J. Scott Applewhite/AP file photo

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s much-maligned health care system is covering 9 out of 10 people, a fact that hasn’t stopped the 2020 presidential candidates from refighting battles about how to provide coverage, from Bernie Sanders’ call for replacing private insurance with a government plan to President Donald Trump’s pledge  to erase the Affordable Care Act and start over.

    The politicians are depicting a system in meltdown. The numbers point to a different story, not as dire and more nuanced.

    Government surveys show that about 90% of the population has health insurance coverage,

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