On the recordJune 2, 2015
The younger folks that are healthier are looking at it and saying I'm just better off paying the penalty and not getting health insurance at all because I don't really need it.
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congress.govMike Lee: “The younger folks that are healthier are looking at it and saying I'm just better off paying the penalty and not getting…”
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Lee discusses how younger individuals opt out of health insurance due to costs.
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