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John Tierney: Would you consider an exchange, a group of insurance companies that would participate and compete, that would lower…

On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
Would you consider an exchange, a group of insurance companies that would participate and compete, that would lower costs with their competition, increase innovation, would that be something you would consider putting in your bill?
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney inquires about the possibility of including a competitive insurance exchange in the bill.

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