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Richard Gephardt: “It does not. You can quadruple premiums if you get sick on the plan, while you are on the plan. Nothing in the Michel…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
It does not. You can quadruple premiums if you get sick on the plan, while you are on the plan. Nothing in the Michel plan stops an insurance company from doing that. If there is one thing we need to do----
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Richard Gephardt
Missouri

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Discussing concerns about health insurance premiums during a debate.

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