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Jim McDermott: “Their decision has left 4.3 million people without insurance, forcing hospitals, many of them which serve rural areas…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2015
Their decision has left 4.3 million people without insurance, forcing hospitals, many of them which serve rural areas, to pick up the cost.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

McDermott blames Republican refusal to expand Medicaid for uninsured individuals and hospital costs.

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