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Where the $0 insurance plans are

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Reproduced from a Century Foundation report; Map: Axios Visuals

Young people in big swaths of the country could get health insurance without having to pay a monthly premium, according to new data from the Century Foundation. Because premium subsidies are so high this year, a hypothetical 30-year old making $25,000 per year could find $0 insurance in 42% of the counties that use HealthCare.gov.

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