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Gary Peters: “In this great country of ours, we had folks who knew that if they got sick, that might mean personal bankruptcy for…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
In this great country of ours, we had folks who knew that if they got sick, that might mean personal bankruptcy for them.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights the financial risks of illness before the ACA.

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