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Kathy Castor: “The Department also concluded that expanding junk plans will, and I quote, 'increase premiums and cause an increase in…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
The Department also concluded that expanding junk plans will, and I quote, 'increase premiums and cause an increase in the number of individuals who are uninsured.'
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

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Castor cites the Department's conclusion on the negative impact of junk plans.

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