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Raul Ruiz: “If it was not for Medicaid, the Coachella Valley and regions like mine all across the country would not have access to…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2017
If it was not for Medicaid, the Coachella Valley and regions like mine all across the country would not have access to health care.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz shares personal experience to illustrate Medicaid's importance for healthcare access.

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