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Jim McDermott: “You cannot have a pool of just sick people in the insurance plan and have the sick ones out here waiting for the day…”

On the recordApril 13, 2016
You cannot have a pool of just sick people in the insurance plan and have the sick ones out here waiting for the day when they can run in and get their insurance.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

McDermott explains the necessity of an individual mandate in health insurance.

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