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Florida leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment, but 2.2 million people are projected to lose coverage next year.

Insurers are seeking an average rate increase of 34% due to the expected end of premium tax credits.

The impasse has led to a federal government shutdown, now in its third week.

The congressional deadlock over the future of Obamacare subsidies is casting deep shadows over Florida, which is poised to see huge increases in health insurance costs next year for 4.7 million residents.

Many are expected to drop coverage completely.

Twenty private insurance companies participating in the Affordable Care Act marketplace are seeking an average rate increase of 34%, according to data presented Oct. 14 by the Office of Insurance Regulation to a state Hou

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