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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We are fighting to make sure that we expand Medicare to…”

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

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September Virtual Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:01:24

… term care so that seniors in our community can age in place for those who wish to age elsewhere in communities that there's also increased assistance there. I've also been We are fighting to make sure that we expand Medicare to include vision and dental insurance. To me, this is a no brainer the fact that health insurance doesn't already cover our eyes and our mouths, which are also very crucial in terms of other health care needs. (1:01:24–1:01:35)

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Asserts efforts to expand Medicare to cover vision and dental insurance.

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