On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
So it would be--you would have to have some kind of regulatory system to make sure that insurance companies would sell a policy to an 85-year-old who had had several cancers.
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congress.govSo it would be--you would have to have some kind of regulatory system to make sure that insurance companies would sell a policy to an 85-year-old who had had several cancers.
Discussing the need for regulation in health insurance for older individuals.
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