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Elizabeth Warren: “If the mental health and substance abuse disorder protections of the ACA are cut out, the estimate is that there would…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
If the mental health and substance abuse disorder protections of the ACA are cut out, the estimate is that there would be $5 billion in resources taken out of this area.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren warns about the financial impact of cutting ACA protections on mental health and substance abuse.

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