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Claire McCaskill: “Although an important policy goal for Republicans is to lower premiums in the individual market, Graham-Cassidy, like…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
Although an important policy goal for Republicans is to lower premiums in the individual market, Graham-Cassidy, like the BCRA, is likely to have the opposite effect.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Graham-Cassidy may increase premiums instead of lowering them.

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