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Mitch McConnell: Premiums are going up, copayments are going up, deductibles are going up, so we have to solve the current crisis. And I…

On the recordJuly 6, 2017
Premiums are going up, copayments are going up, deductibles are going up, so we have to solve the current crisis. And I think repealing and then delaying the replacement doesn't work.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell discusses the need to address the rising costs in healthcare and criticizes the strategy of repealing Obamacare without a replacement.

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