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On the recordJune 28, 2012
Let me just take up some of those numbers because they're very, very exciting. Thirteen million Americans will receive $1.1 billion in rebates because the insurance companies have overcharged them. That didn't happen before this bill. I didn't have that power, as insurance commissioner, to do that; 54 million Americans that are in private health insurance plans will receive free preventative services as a result of this legislation.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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