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On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
What happened is exactly what happened in our State of Tennessee 20 years ago when we expanded Medicaid called 'TennCare.'
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Roe compares ACA outcomes to Tennessee's Medicaid expansion.

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