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Jennifer McClellan: “The total cost of that bill, this is in 2013. So, you know…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

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Published | Video Starts at 10:03

But we took the ambulance ride, we got to the hospital and after that and a week in the burn unit, The total cost of that bill, this is in 2013. So, you know, the prices have gone up that entire bill, $15,000. Now, I had employer provided insurance, so I paid 1,000. But imagine if I was one of these families that said, well, I'm just gonna wrap myself in bubble wrap or roll the dice and see what happens. (10:03–10:15)

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Asserts that the total cost of a hospital bill in 2013 was $15,000.

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