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Tammy Baldwin: “They still couldn't get me insurance because I was…”

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

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 46 with Senator Tammy Baldwin

Published | Video Starts at 13:49

Apparently back then you couldn't buy health insurance for a burning child. And I was that burning child. Right? Yeah. It's crazy. Yeah. But I got better. In fact, I got totally better, and They still couldn't get me insurance because I was considered a child with a preexisting health condition. You know, the actuaries who work at insurance companies, like, don't, don't insure somebody who's had a hospitalization or whatever. (13:49–13:55)

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Asserts that Tammy Baldwin was unable to obtain health insurance due to being labeled as having a preexisting condition.

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