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Mark Pocan: “That's going to cost about $434 billion billion dollars…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Rep. Mark Pocan Exposes $17K Healthcare Premium Hikes Coming for Wisconsin Families

Published | Video Starts at 05:04

But it still is by definition, you know, they in the big ugly law because there so many people are going to lose health insurance. That's uncompensated care. You don't not get sick. You still go to the hospital. That's going to cost about $434 billion billion dollars across the country. They put a little band aid on this gaping wound of $50 billion, they're going to cover one out of $9. (05:04–05:12)

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Asserts that uncompensated care will cost $434 billion nationwide.

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