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James Lankford: “We do not have expanded Medicaid, but we did have coverage there already with our Insure Oklahoma program.”

On the recordApril 2, 2014
We do not have expanded Medicaid, but we did have coverage there already with our Insure Oklahoma program.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford explains Oklahoma's previous health coverage before Medicaid expansion.

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