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She voted for Trump. Now she fears losing the Obamacare plan that saved her life

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Kathy Watson credits Obamacare with saving her life after struggling for years without insurance.

The 55-year-old former small-business owner has battled diabetes, high blood pressure and two cancers.

She voted for Donald Trump , believing the businessman would bring change.

Now, as she watches the new president push to kill the law that provided her with a critical lifeline, Watson finds herself among many Trump supporters.

Before Obamacare , many states ran similar programs, known as high-risk pools, that covered only sick patients.

Republicans are now exploring ways to reopen them.

The Obamacare plan that helped Watson stopped enrolling people because of costs in early 2013 .

By then, Watson was well enough to get a job at a company that trained customer support staff for DirecTV.

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