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Stacey Plaskett: “Unless Congress acts, we will be faced with potentially catastrophic damage to our Medicaid program and our healthcare…”

On the recordMay 22, 2019
Unless Congress acts, we will be faced with potentially catastrophic damage to our Medicaid program and our healthcare system.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett warns of severe consequences for Puerto Rico's Medicaid without Congressional action.

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