This is a very useful hearing. We are learning what the Affordable Health Care Act has achieved so that we can evaluate what more needs to be done to improve it until we get universal health care.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “This is a very useful hearing. We are learning what the Affordable Health Care Act has achieved so that we can evaluate…”
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Norton emphasizes the importance of understanding ACA's impact for future healthcare improvements.
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