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Tony Wied: “Employers have to pay 15 to over 30% increases for the cost…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 49:56

And the amount that we had to pay to have insurance for our team members was extremely high. It was a very big burden. We're continuing to see Employers have to pay 15 to over 30% increases for the cost of health care. And now I'm on the exchange as well, and it costs me $1,000 a month for an $8,000 deductible. And that is the way it is right now. (49:56–50:03)

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Asserts that employers face 15% to over 30% increases in healthcare costs.

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