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Eric Hovde: “I don't think the Affordable Care Act lived up at all to its…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Season 3 Episode 9 The Red Corner Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 05:40

There's a lot of places where they don't have access. They have to get in a car, drive for an hour, hour and a half, 2 hours. So we've got real problems. I don't think the Affordable Care Act lived up at all to its promises. It said it was going to flatline costs. It has done nothing like that. The cost of health care has risen more dramatically. In fact, if you go back and you look at since 1980, what are the two highest rates of inflation in our whole country? (05:40–05:52)

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Asserts that the Affordable Care Act did not fulfill its promise to control healthcare costs.

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