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Jodi Emerson: “We need affordable health care with insurance that is…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Labor Talks, Season 3 - Episode 16 - Jodi Emerson

Published | Video Starts at 25:03

We had insurance, and it's still almost bank credit up bankrupted us twice. So we need affordable health care. Not just that we have health care, but We need affordable health care with insurance that is available to everybody. I don't need to say, well, let's see, should I go to the emergency room because I'm having chest pain right now, or do I need to save this money to buy food? (25:03–25:09)

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Asserts the need for universally available affordable health care.

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