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Frank Pallone: Medicaid is not a welfare program. It is a health insurance program that more Americans depend on than any other single…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
Medicaid is not a welfare program. It is a health insurance program that more Americans depend on than any other single federal health program.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone clarifies the importance of Medicaid as a health insurance program.

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