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MAP: Health Care Law Could Disproportionately Benefit Republican Districts | In an analysis released yesterday in Politico, three officials from the Kaiser Family Foundation claim that the health care law could disproportionately benefit GOP-represented districts, particularly in lower income Southern and rural areas where residents face higher uninsurance rates and more difficulty finding affordable health care. The authors — Larry Levitt, Drew Altman, and Gary Claxton — note than 233 congressional districts are expected to see a greater percentage of their residents gain insurance coverage from the law than the nationwide average of 17 percent. As seen in the chart below, 142 of those districts are currently represented by Republicans, and 91 by Democrats:
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