Cuomo, a
Democrat, also said counties in the state could lose nearly $600
million of federal Medicaid funding combined if the law,
otherwise known as Obamacare, is repealed. New York City would
lose the most, more than $433 million.
"The cost of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, to state and
local budgets and to the New Yorkers who depend on its health
care coverage, is simply too high to justify," Cuomo said.
Republicans will make their long-desired bid to scrap the law
the "first order of business," Vice President-elect Mike Pence
said on Wednesday. Replacing it will evolve in the weeks and
months ahead, he added.
(Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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