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Elizabeth Warren: “A couple in Worcester earning $85,000 a year would see an…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Government Shutdown Over Health Care: Why Health Costs Are Going Up

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

So what does all of that mean for you? It means you're about to be forced to shell out more and more of your money to pay for your insurance. In Massachusetts, A couple in Worcester earning $85,000 a year would see an increase in their health insurance premiums from about 500 bucks a month to more than 1,600 bucks a month for the same plan. You just have to ask, does anybody kind of money lying around every month? For a lot of families, the answer to the question is no. And with these expected changes to the ACA, about 4 million people will lose their health plans altogether. (03:57–04:12)

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