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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Before the ACA, the average cost for an individual for their plan was $251 a month and now with implementation of the ACA, and the fact that we do not have competition and that we are a high cost State, it is $800 a month for an individual.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights the drastic increase in insurance costs since the ACA implementation.

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