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Raul Ruiz: “Medicaid expansion meant that millions of Americans with substance-use disorders now have access to health coverage”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
Medicaid expansion meant that millions of Americans with substance-use disorders now have access to health coverage
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Ruiz highlights the positive impact of Medicaid expansion on access to treatment for substance abuse.

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