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On the recordJune 6, 2017
The Basic Health Program (section 1331 of the Affordable Care Act), which I authored, is an innovative, State-run plan that is delivering high-quality and low-cost health care to more than 750,000 low-income Americans and counting.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell discusses the success of the Basic Health Program in providing affordable healthcare.

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