Removing the individual mandate and promoting junk insurance plans, a tax on the insurance pool, whittling away the protections for preexisting conditions just have really socked it to consumers in their wallet.
Kathy Castor: “Removing the individual mandate and promoting junk insurance plans, a tax on the insurance pool, whittling away the…”
On the recordMarch 5, 2019
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Highlighting negative effects of policy changes on consumers' healthcare costs.
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