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Lance Russell: “The legislature streamlined, dovetailed our insurance laws…”

Featuring: Lance Russell, Republican | Member, South Dakota Senate, District 30

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Published | Video Starts at 12:09

And the reason is it doesn't matter if it was implementing Obamacare. Did you know that The legislature streamlined, dovetailed our insurance laws two or three years ago for the implementation of Obamacare. There's a lot of denial out there about the fact that that's what happened, but that's exactly what happened. If you look at 2011 Senate Bills 38 and 43, that's what those did. (12:09–12:21)

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Asserts that South Dakota's legislature adjusted insurance laws to align with Obamacare.

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