In WA, thousands are forgoing health insurance this year: Here's why

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In WA, thousands are forgoing health insurance this year: Here's why

Ambrose Bittner, 63, didn't want to go uninsured. But the self-employed travel planner has been without health coverage since the beginning of the year. Bittner, who lives in Issaquah, is one of thousands of Washington state residents who decided to disenroll from health insurance, following the expiration of subsidies that helped millions of people afford high premiums.