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Patty Murray: “When we passed the Affordable Care Act, we really designed it to have States lead the way and drive market reforms by…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2013
When we passed the Affordable Care Act, we really designed it to have States lead the way and drive market reforms by building their own marketplaces.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray discusses the intention behind the Affordable Care Act for state-led marketplaces.

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