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Max Baucus: “Let me answer that question by asking this question in return: Would the Senator want even more crowd-outs under a…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2007
Let me answer that question by asking this question in return: Would the Senator want even more crowd-outs under a different approach? All experts say if we try to address more coverage for low-income kids through private coverage that the crowd-out would be even greater. Would the Senator want that greater crowd-out to occur, compared with the Children's Health Insurance Program?
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Discussing the implications of private coverage for low-income children's health care.

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