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Kristin Lyerly: “Hospital price reform. It is one of the most politically…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 03:46

We have to make sure that both the budget and legislatively, we're exploring everything that we can to ensure that more people have access to fair, cheaper health care. You brought up a lot of topics there. Let's dig into a couple of them. Hospital price reform. It is one of the most politically difficult fights in health care because systems have enormous lobbying power. So how do you actually move that needle as governor? And do you have allies in the legislature that would take that fight on with you? (03:46–03:56)

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