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On the recordJuly 6, 2016
So many families don't even have the safety net of a private insurance and so they are going to the hospitals, to the emergency rooms particularly, costing the system a lot of money--more money than they would cost if they were going to a really good clinic for care.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky highlights the financial burden on families without private insurance seeking emergency care.

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