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Graham Platner: “Premiums have gone up by like triple fold.”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 1:01:44

I'm like, that does no good for somebody with no money. Right. Like, or who can't afford, who can't even afford ACA coverage now because Premiums have gone up by like triple fold. And, and I mean, these are people I know. These are my neighbors. I mean, my, A relative of mine had to drop her health insurance because her premium doubled because of the loss of the ACA extensions. (1:01:44–1:01:48)

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Asserts that health insurance premiums have increased threefold.

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