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John Yarmuth: “We have counties in Appalachia, southeastern Kentucky, that went from having the highest uninsured rate in the State…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2014
We have counties in Appalachia, southeastern Kentucky, that went from having the highest uninsured rate in the State, over 20 percent, to the lowest uninsured rate, under 5 percent.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Yarmuth celebrates the significant reduction in uninsured rates in Kentucky due to the ACA.

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