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Jim McDermott: “Before we enacted the ACA 4 years ago, America's healthcare system was dysfunctional and deadly.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
Before we enacted the ACA 4 years ago, America's healthcare system was dysfunctional and deadly.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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Highlighting the problems in healthcare before the Affordable Care Act.

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