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John Thune: “Is about double what it is in the employer marketplace.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 22:01

The insurance company's getting paid. And this program continues to drive up costs in the individual marketplace, which as I said. Is about double what it is in the employer marketplace. So you tell me, is that the bet you want to make? Now the Democrats seem hard over on doing this. And I understand there's a lot of pressure. (22:01–22:04)

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Asserts that costs in the individual marketplace are about double those in the employer marketplace.

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