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Yvette Clarke: you can say you want to preserve Medicaid for those who truly need it, but on your watch over a million children have…

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
you can say you want to preserve Medicaid for those who truly need it, but on your watch over a million children have lost Medicaid and CHIP coverage
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke criticizes Medicaid coverage losses under the current administration.

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