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John Thune: “Over half of [the 23 million people on the exchange] this…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:25

We need to figure out what the path forward is. Obviously there of the 23 million or so people that get their insurance on the exchange, Over half of [the 23 million people on the exchange] this last year... didn't even file a claim. file a claim and probably don't even know they have coverage because a lot of these folks get auto enrolled. The payments are made directly to the insurance companies. (06:25–06:31)

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Asserts that over half of the 23 million people on the exchange did not file a claim last year.

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