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Danny Davis: “I have always said that Medicaid and Medicare were the best things that happened to health care.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
I have always said that Medicaid and Medicare were the best things that happened to health care.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Davis praises Medicaid and Medicare as crucial for healthcare, especially for the elderly and low-income.

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