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Maria Cantwell: “Are you artificially raising the cost to all taxpayers by trying to lure people onto the exchange as opposed to giving…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
Are you artificially raising the cost to all taxpayers by trying to lure people onto the exchange as opposed to giving them this option that is mandated by Federal law to be implemented in 2014?
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell questions the agency's actions regarding health plan options and taxpayer costs.

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