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Pro: Will some young Americans opt out of health care coverage?
Some unlikely to pay for the Affordable Care Act
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Virtually all Americans will be required to have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act starting in 2014, and President Obama especially wants young, healthy people to sign up. About two-thirds of the uninsured are under age 40. They use fewer health services, and their premiums are needed to help keep insurance costs down for everyone else.