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Tammy Baldwin: “I basically... couldn't find any insurance at any price.”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published June 18, 2023 | Video Starts at 03:39

And you know, back then, if you were somebody with a preexisting health condition, no insurance company had to cover you. And so I basically... couldn't find any insurance at any price. And so it wasn't until I was in college that I had a policy, a health policy. (03:39–03:43)

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Asserts that she could not find any insurance due to a preexisting condition.

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