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Mandela Barnes: “People have decided to go without health insurance [due to…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Mandela Barnes – April 9, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 16:27

And I can walk you through the other ways that Tom Tiffany has increased costs on people. I mentioned voting against extending the Affordable Care act tax credits. People's premiums have already increased. People have decided to go without health insurance [due to increased premiums]. I can tell you some of those people are going to encounter a hardship and are going to be stuck with medical debt and will likely face medical bankruptcy as a result. (16:27–16:30)

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Asserts that increased health insurance premiums have led some people to forgo insurance.

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