01/12/2009
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"I live in a state where the Governor signed legislation to expand Medicaid, thankfully. Seven hundred thousand people, more than 700,000, have affordable coverage because of that act."
"I founded the Senate Diabetes Caucus some 21 years ago after meeting in Maine with a family whose 10-year-old son had type 1 diabetes."
"The sensitivity to that out-of-pocket cost for the insulin-depending patient is extraordinarily important."
"I view with significant concern the public health benefit of Medicaid expansion and the real risks of reduced coverage."