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Jamie Raskin: “We have a big problem when we have 30 million people uninsured, so it reduces their overall productivity as well.”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
We have a big problem when we have 30 million people uninsured, so it reduces their overall productivity as well.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin highlights the issue of uninsured individuals affecting productivity.

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