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by Josh Marshall
03.10.17 | 11:23 am

Faced with reports that 15 million or more will lose their health care coverage, Paul Ryan says his plan would “never going to win a coverage beauty contest.” Meanwhile arch-Medicare phaseout chief Tom Price, now HHS Secretary, says some may have to be “moved” to insurance that is “much more desirable.”

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