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|quote="This bill is clearly not hugely costly. It would expand the government’s role in financing and regulating coverage but would also bolster private coverage. It would increase employer-based coverage, mostly by requiring employers to participate. And it would send more clients to the private insurance industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that perhaps 10 million people might enroll in a new public plan, while twice that number might enroll in competing private policies."
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{{Opinion|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Act should be passed|for}}

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Author(s) The New York Times editorial board
Source The New York Times
Date July 15, 2009
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/opinion/16thu1.html
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Quotes-start.png "This bill is clearly not hugely costly. It would expand the government’s role in financing and regulating coverage but would also bolster private coverage. It would increase employer-based coverage, mostly by requiring employers to participate. And it would send more clients to the private insurance industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that perhaps 10 million people might enroll in a new public plan, while twice that number might enroll in competing private policies." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues for the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.