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Fishkind Conversations: How Will ACA Changes Affect Floridians?

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Last week, President Trump announced two executive orders rolling back portions of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as the ACA or Obamacare. One order would stop payments to insurance companies that lower deductibles for low-income customers, and the other allows companies to offer policies with fewer required benefits.

Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7's Nicole Darden Creston these changes will have a major impact in Florida, for a few reasons.

Click the "Play Audio" button above to hear the conversation.

Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined WMFE in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy.