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Ron Johnson: “Millions of them, hundreds of millions of them, demanding…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Ron Johnson Warns Obamacare Premium Shock Is Coming — Who's REALLY to Blame?

Published | Video Starts at 07:00

Again, you want prices high because you're making 10% off it or 15% off or whatever. So there's no incentive to lower costs. The only incentive that drives costs lower is consumers. Millions of them, hundreds of millions of them, demanding better pricing, better quality, better levels of customer service. We don't have that in health care at all. You transition to it using things like health savings accounts. But again, you first have to get Americans to understand that they have to start paying for this. (07:00–07:10)

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Asserts that the healthcare system lacks consumer-driven demand for better pricing, quality, and service.

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