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Ned Lamont: “That's what's happening in Hampton, Connecticut right now…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 02:41

That's what the public option would be. If we miss estimate, we don't know what health care costs are, all of a sudden the taxpayers would be on the hook for that. That's what's happening in Hampton, Connecticut right now. They're self-insured and it's costing their poor taxpayers a heck of a lot. So another proposal in the similar vein, Connecticut Business and Industry association for years, it says, look, why can't we just group small businesses together and let them buy, you … (02:41–02:49)

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Asserts that Hampton, Connecticut is self-insured, leading to high costs for taxpayers.

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