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Mike Thompson: “So you weren't talking about what is covered; you weren't talking about preventive care, mental health, drug and alcohol…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2013
So you weren't talking about what is covered; you weren't talking about preventive care, mental health, drug and alcohol addiction, all of the--all of the--the fact that they can't drop you for a preexisting condition.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Thompson clarifies the discussion about insurance policy attractiveness.

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