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On the recordMarch 14, 2013
So when he gives a figure of tens of millions of people who are unable to get insurance for a preexisting condition, that number is probably a little bit overstated; is it not?
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess suggests that claims about preexisting conditions affecting insurance access may be exaggerated.

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