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Ron Wyden: “If you had an individual who was making barely $12,000 who had the same kind of choice to make and chose not to pay…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
If you had an individual who was making barely $12,000 who had the same kind of choice to make and chose not to pay their premium, they would be cut off from coverage for 6 months.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the consequences of the Healthy Indiana Plan on low-income individuals.

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