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Eric Hovde: “They capped the amount that an insurance premium company…”

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 10:54

I need help. You know, you're stuck there. So that was a big problem. They also did something that sounded good at the time, but it was an absolute failure. They capped the amount that an insurance premium company could make on a dollar spent of medical care costs. Now, you'd say, well, that sounds good because you're capping the profits of a health insurer and trying to keep their profits down. (10:54–11:07)

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Asserts that Obamacare capped the profits of insurance companies on medical care costs.

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