What the Republican Obamacare replacement plan means for the sickest Americans

“Chronic diseases are a big source of lost income — not only because of interruptions in work or job losses during treatments, but also because illness can shorten the number of productive years an individual can work. When people get sick, and don’t earn as much as they used to, Obamacare helped them in other ways: It made them eligible for income-based subsidies to pay for their insurance. People who earned the least got the most help.“