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On the recordJune 14, 2017
What do you tell those people who are in recovery who are getting treatment about what they should do when you cut off those Medicaid payments that are their sole means of getting help for their substance use disorders?
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen questions the impact of Medicaid cuts on recovery patients.

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