Women and communities of color are especially at risk to suffer if the ACA is dismantled, because we already suffer disparities in our ability to access health care services: Two-thirds of the 23 million low-wage workers in the U.S. are women, and the ACA made health insurance available to many of those women and their families.
Author: Leng Leng Chancey
Leng Leng Chancey is the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, a national organization on the frontlines working for economic security for all women—particularly women of color. You can follow her work on Twitter at @lenglengC.
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