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Kansas AG Asks To Join Health Care Lawsuit

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Published January 13, 2011 at 11:56 AM CST

By Bryan Thompson, Kansas Public Radio

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-945384.mp3

Salina, KS – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking that Kansas be allowed to join a lawsuit to do away with the requirement that most Americans buy health insurance, starting in 2014. Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson explains what might happen if the mandate is eliminated.

 
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