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Lloyd Doggett: “Her sister could not get coverage. Though she had substantial chemotherapy coverage, it was not enough to cover the full…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2018
Her sister could not get coverage. Though she had substantial chemotherapy coverage, it was not enough to cover the full amount of the treatment that she needed. We cannot go back. These folks would drag us back along with the chief saboteur of healthcare in this country. We don't want to return to the fine print restrictions, to the clever caveats. We need comprehensive coverage. The Affordable Care Act can be made better, and I believe we are going to have a Congress that will do just that if we defeat this effort.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 25, 2018

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