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On the recordOctober 18, 2017
Telling people it will cost you $1,500 if you do not reveal very sensitive medical information, I think, stretches the bounds of what constitutes voluntary.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes the pressure to disclose sensitive medical information for financial penalties.

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