Are you one of the roughly 1 million Virginians who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace and Medicaid expansion program? Or are you among the tens of millions of Americans with preexisting conditions? If so, your healthcare could be at risk in a second Trump presidency. Over the weekend, Trump—who spent his first term trying to repeal the program commonly known as “Obamacare”—attacked it once again and said he was “seriously looking at alternatives.” If Trump wins the upcoming presidential election, repealing the law would take healthcare away from nearly 40 million Americans and once again allow insurance companies to deny care to those with preexisting conditions like cancer and diabetes.

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To determine the longest-living dog breeds, Stacker analyzed data from a 2008 study published in the journal Genetics and breed popularity rankings from the American Kennel Club published in 2023. Did your fave pooch make the list? Check the link in bio to find out.

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