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Ed Markey: Your insurance company cheated you, overcharged you, and because of the medical loss ratio bill in the Affordable Care…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
Your insurance company cheated you, overcharged you, and because of the medical loss ratio bill in the Affordable Care Act, sometimes known as Obamacare, but not by me, she got $200.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses a personal example of how ACA regulations benefited consumers.

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