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On the recordApril 8, 2014
One of the unintended consequences we may have learned from the Affordable Care Act is that even though it sounds like a good idea to require people to buy more benefits with a health insurance policy, they end up costing more and get outside their budget.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander discusses the negative impacts of the Affordable Care Act on insurance costs.

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