How many Kentuckians will die if Matt Bevin snatches away ObamaCare?

Probably hundreds — but please, let's never find out for sure

Governor-elect Matt Bevin plans on deconstructing the state's current insurance system.
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On Tuesday, Tea Party Republican Matt Bevin roundly defeated Democrat Jack Conway for the governorship of Kentucky. The health insurance of about 400,000 people now hangs on what he'll do next.

Here's why. Kentucky is conservative, but current Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear (who was term-limited out) made implementing ObamaCare his number one priority. As a result, Kentucky had probably the best rollout of the law in the entire country — all the more laudable given how desperately poor Kentuckians needed the coverage.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.