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Ron Wyden: “In a lot of ways, junk insurance just turns back the clock.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
In a lot of ways, junk insurance just turns back the clock.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden expresses concern that junk insurance reverses progress in healthcare.

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