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