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On the recordNovember 7, 2017
A lot of the motivation for the Affordable Care Act was to begin to kind of turn our healthcare system towards prevention.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes discusses the intent behind the Affordable Care Act focusing on preventive care.

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