Ron Johnson: “Medicare bills not covered by their lower tiered plan then…”

“By the way, prior to Obamacare, that plan would have been called a catastrophic coverage and those plans were dirt cheap. Medicare bills not covered by their lower tiered plan then forced them to borrow $18,000 through home equity line of credit. I would hardly consider that family's experience a smashing success. Our first two witnesses today are also victims of Obamacare, whose stories will hopefully help open the eyes of our ranking member and his Democrat colleagues who refused to acknowledge reality.” (00:59–01:07)

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