House Proceeding 06-04-09 on Jun 4th, 2009 :: 2:08:20 to 2:09:05
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Mazie Hirono: coverage, but in that case, you don't have people making gobs of mone so you have to make a basic and essential choice. ms. hirono: as i had mentioned, th regulated companies. most states do not have the kind

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Speech By: Mazie Hirono

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Mazie Hirono: of resources or even the laws that allow them to look at what the health care insurance companies are doing, how they're basing their cost increases or their premium increases. so there really is a lack of transparency and accountability. and when you don't have ability to look at the

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Mazie Hirono: relationship between the rates they're charging and what the claimsr how can you even begin