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John Bel Edwards: “The only way to provide universal coverage is to mandate that everyone be covered.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2007
The only way to provide universal coverage is to mandate that everyone be covered.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Edwards discusses the necessity of a mandate for universal health care coverage.

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