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Maria Cantwell: “We could see Washingtonians who remain on the exchange as…”

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

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Sen. Cantwell Spokane Health Care Affordability Event

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And that's not what we want. Coverage equals getting people lower costs also lowers uncompensated care costs and basically gives us better coverage. The impacts of these are that We could see Washingtonians who remain on the exchange as much as a 65% increase in premiums and even higher here for eastern Washington. So we need to remember we made substantial progress in covering Washingtonians on the Affordable Care Act. Now is not the time to try to roll it back. (16:25–16:36)

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Asserts that premiums for Washingtonians on the exchange could increase by up to 65%, with higher increases in eastern Washington.

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