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John Bel Edwards: “No, because the only way to provide universal coverage is to mandate that everyone be covered.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2007
No, because 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 argues that universal coverage requires a mandate for all individuals.

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