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On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
I wonder whether the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the extension of health insurance to working Americans in the millions who had never had insurance before, might have led them to live healthier and thus need less healthcare immediately upon obtaining Medicare eligibility age.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine speculates on the ACA's impact on Medicare spending.

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