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Catherine Cortez Masto: “And Senator, if I can add, in Hurricane Katrina the Congress provided these waivers on the match and the additional…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
And Senator, if I can add, in Hurricane Katrina the Congress provided these waivers on the match and the additional support on the Medicaid and Medicare side.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto references past congressional support for disaster-related Medicaid adjustments.

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