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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I think that point you just made about Medicaid needs to be said again. People think of Medicaid as somehow poor people…

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I think that point you just made about Medicaid needs to be said again. People think of Medicaid as somehow poor people, we'll let them fend for themselves. It turns out that almost all of the funds--two-thirds--go to seniors and disabled people. We're targeting the wrong people.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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govinfo.gov
Mar 12, 2013

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