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On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
the ACA has not only helped us in making sure that insurance companies can no longer discriminate against Americans for preexisting conditions, but it also decreased the cost of being sick while black.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell highlights the ACA's impact on discrimination and healthcare costs for black Americans.

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