Political Quotes

On the recordApril 13, 2015
I think one of the biggest reasons that the Affordable Care Act led to such a large reduction in the rate of increase of health care cost is because it reduced the number of uninsured.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Polis attributes the ACA's success to its impact on reducing uninsured rates.

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