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Ed Case: “Cost of healthcare is a major driver of the overall cost of…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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June 1st Districtwide Tele-Talk Story

Published | Video Starts at 1:10:12

Ben, does the cost of healthcare register as a priority? Absolutely. It absolutely registers a priority. And I did try to speak to that earlier on in my opening remarks. Cost of healthcare is a major driver of the overall cost of living. There's many causes of the high cost of health care. It's very, very frustrating to get this right. You know, we have it for part of America a great healthcare system and for part of America, not a great healthcare system. (1:10:12–1:10:19)

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Asserts that healthcare costs significantly impact the cost of living.

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