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Yes, I know that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandated that health insurance companies can only keep to 20% of your premium and have to return the other 80% as benefits. However, the ACA states “…an insurance company must assign 80% of their premiums to activities that develop the healthcare sector.” is ‘the will of this society.’
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