Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Report: Gogebic, Ontonagon counties vulnerable to Obamacare repeal

By RICHARD JENKINS

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Gogebic and Ontonagon counties are among the most vulnerable counties in the state to the potential repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to a Bridge Magazine report published in January.

The report, which looked at the correlation between the number of residents using either Medicaid expansion or Obamacare plans and how each county voted in the presidential election, found the two counties were among 27 in Michigan with more than 11 percent of their populations through such a plan.

According to the study, Gogebic Cou...