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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “If you're on Medicare, you're also being affected by this…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Town Hall Meeting in Glens Falls with AOC & Pat Ryan

Published | Video Starts at 37:50

If you're on Medicaid, tons of people who qualify for Medicaid are getting kicked off because they're putting in all of this bureaucracy and red tape. And If you're on Medicare, you're also being affected by this, especially with cuts to long term care. as well. So we're all in the same boat here. And so first and foremost, we've got these immediate fixes, right? We need to extend the ACA subsidies as we've been fighting in Congress. (37:50–37:57)

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Asserts that Medicare recipients are impacted, particularly in long-term care.

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