Trump stronghold feels healthcare cuts, but political shift remains unlikely

By: Briah Lumpkins, KFF Health News

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 1,679

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Amber Bates of Cohutta, Georgia, is one of thousands of people without health insurance in the 14th Congressional District, home to about 765,000 people in the northwestern corner of the state.

She and her husband have not had health coverage for the past two years, Bates said, because their employment is unsteady and they earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, the public health insurance for those with disabilities or …

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