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Maria Cantwell: “15 million Americans, including those 300 from Washington…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Sen. Cantwell Spokane Health Care Affordability Event

Published | Video Starts at 14:12

The expanded premium tax credits set to expire are going to raise everyone's cost, compounding the problem they pushed through in the budget reconciliation last month will also take effect. And about 15 million Americans, including those 300 from Washington who are on Medicaid and the market change plans also are going to be impacted. These actions have destabilized the health insurance market and that is why we're seeing these increases go up. And it will also cost the care for everyone. (14:12–14:22)

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Asserts that 15 million Americans, including 300 from Washington, will be impacted by changes to Medicaid and market plans.

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