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On the recordMarch 16, 1994
You want young people to pay higher premiums because what you're saying, this is an important element of the plan. You support community rating. I supported tests of community rating. Community rating says young people have to pay higher premiums so their parents can pay lower premiums. They have a tough enough time as it is, Rosa. Why don't you give them a break because----
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Nancy L. Johnson
Connecticut

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Discussing the implications of community rating on young people's health insurance premiums.

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