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Elizabeth Warren: “They qualified for Obamacare with these subsidies. They've…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:54

Her husband has type 1 diabetes. They were not able to afford insurance years ago. He had seizures. He was in and out of the emergency room. And then four years ago, They qualified for Obamacare with these subsidies. They've managed through it. He has not been back to the emergency room. She now has melanoma and is working through her cancer treatments. And they both have gotten now their premiums and said that if those premium increases go through, they're not going to be able to keep their insurance. (00:54–01:03)

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Asserts that Obamacare subsidies have helped a family avoid emergency room visits.

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