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On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
Our expansion was over 600,000. And our uninsured rate was cut by 60 percent. Uncompensated care was slashed.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell highlights the success of Medicaid expansion in her state.

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