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Henry Waxman: “I will tell you who is rationed now: the millions of people who have no insurance. The people who are rationed out of…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
I will tell you who is rationed now: the millions of people who have no insurance. The people who are rationed out of health care services are the 2 million who are added to the list of uninsured every month. People have to be worried. If they have insurance now, they may lost it, and if they lose it, they are going to be thrown into the cold, because there is rationing against them. The President proposes that everybody be covered. They get a choice of their doctor, their insurance plan.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing health care access and insurance coverage during a floor speech.

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