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31 January 2014
Nan Swift, Federal Affairs Manager at the National Taxpayers Union, discusses Section 1342 of the Affordable Care Act, which could lead to a taxpayer-supported bailout for health insurance companies, and proposed legislative efforts to stop it.
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