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Pramila Jayapal

Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins Firing Line and makes the case for universal health care.

08/09/2019

Firing Line

Pramila Jayapal

8/9/2019 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins Firing Line and makes the case for universal health care.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, co-sponsor of the House Medicare for All Act, makes the case for a universal government-run health insurance program. She explains why she supports eliminating private insurance and what that would mean for the 150 million+ people with employer-based coverage. She also talks about the cost of Medicare for All and whether wait times for doctors' visits would change.

08/09/2019

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Firing Line

Pramila Jayapal

8/9/2019 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, co-sponsor of the House Medicare for All Act, makes the case for a universal government-run health insurance program. She explains why she supports eliminating private insurance and what that would mean for the 150 million+ people with employer-based coverage. She also talks about the cost of Medicare for All and whether wait times for doctors' visits would change.

08/09/2019

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