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Joseph P. Kennedy III: “In other parlance, it is countercyclical, right? When you have an economic downturn, Medicaid enrollment increases…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
In other parlance, it is countercyclical, right? When you have an economic downturn, Medicaid enrollment increases, right?
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kennedy explains how Medicaid enrollment rises during economic downturns.

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