Michael Blake: “People are unfortunately going to lose their lives because…”

“And so it comes up all the time because if you have to decide between groceries, tuition, rent, or going to the doctor, we know which one you're going to let go. People are unfortunately going to lose their lives because of ACA subsidies not being continued. And when folks don't want to hear it that directly, every one of us knows somebody who waits too long to go get treatment, waits too long because they're afraid of the bills.” (16:15–16:24)

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