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Tony Wied: “People are paying way too much for their healthcare…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 52:35

And then the insurance company comes in and says no and creates a barrier. And there are many others. Mister Waite, 60 seconds. Well, there's no doubt. And again, you know, from an insurance perspective, People are paying way too much for their healthcare premiums. and way too much when they have to go to the doctor. And we need to fix that again with increasing competition, providing more transparency and decentralizing these big institutions … (52:35–52:39)

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Asserts that healthcare premiums are excessively high.

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