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On the recordJuly 11, 2017
No cosmetic changes can effectively offset the damage that could be caused by repealing the ACA and cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from the Medicaid program.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing that superficial changes won't mitigate the harm from ACA repeal.

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