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Ted Cruz: “Obamacare limited the choices of health insurance plans…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 00:25

And what I said from the beginning is Obamacare was going to result in premiums skyrocketing. Why was it going to result in premiums skyrocketing? Because what did Obamacare limited the choices of health insurance plans you're able to buy. It shrunk choices. It reduced competition. And here's what the effect of Obamacare has been. The health insurance companies have gotten rich. (00:25–00:30)

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Asserts that the Affordable Care Act restricted the variety of health insurance plans available to consumers.

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