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Ron Wyden: “The language in this amendment is code for kicking Americans with Medicaid coverage off their health insurance if…”

On the recordFebruary 20, 2025
The language in this amendment is code for kicking Americans with Medicaid coverage off their health insurance if they’re not sick enough, not poor enough, or not disabled enough.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden opposes an amendment he believes would harm Medicaid recipients.

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