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Rick Scott: “The only way it's going to happen is allow people to be…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Sen. Rick Scott Joins Fox Business to Call for Immediate Passage of His More Affordable Care Act

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

We have got to figure out how people have access to health care and we've got to get this cost down. The only way it's going to happen is allow people to be shoppers. You know, when we subsidize somebody's health care, which we should. If you need support, you should be the buyer, not an insurance company the buyer. You should know what things cost. (01:09–01:14)

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Asserts that consumer choice is essential for reducing health care costs.

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