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Mike Thompson: In my district alone, the uninsured rate dropped from a full 10 percent, from 15.9 percent in 2013, to 5.9 percent in…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
In my district alone, the uninsured rate dropped from a full 10 percent, from 15.9 percent in 2013, to 5.9 percent in 2017.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Thompson highlights the success of the Affordable Care Act in reducing uninsured rates.

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