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Brian Schatz: “Open enrollment starts on Saturday, and about 24 million…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Published | Video Starts at 04:26

I don't think I need to show up at all. Sometimes it can be hard for people to understand what politicians in Washington are arguing about, but this is actually pretty simple. Open enrollment starts on Saturday, and about 24 million Americans... are about to face roughly a doubling of their health care costs. care costs. And for some people, it'll be like a 30% increase, and some people it'll be a 70% increase. And for some people, it'll be like a threefold increase in their health care costs. (04:26–04:44)

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Asserts that 24 million Americans will face a significant increase in health care costs with open enrollment.

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