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Rob Andrews: We could say, 'Well, sorry, you can't get the appendectomy because you don't have insurance.'

On the recordMay 30, 2012
We could say, 'Well, sorry, you can't get the appendectomy because you don't have insurance.'
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Andrews highlights the dire consequences of lack of insurance for emergency medical procedures.

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