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Brian Schatz: “The price of health care is about to go up 114%.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:58

Prices are about to spike disproportionately among people who voted for Donald Trump, disproportionately in rural communities, disproportionately among farmers, and they're not going to spike a little. This is not like normally 4% increase is now 7% for 22 million Americans. The price of health care is about to go up 114%. 114%. So you can find some people who are only paying like a 40 or 50% increase, and you still can't afford that. (01:58–02:04)

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