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Andy Beshear: “I expanded Medicaid to cover vision, dental and hearing.”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Published | Video Starts at 52:43

But somebody going hungry is not going to be able to get out there and get a job. It's why I believe that people need to be able to see a doctor in their own community. Why I expanded Medicaid to cover vision, dental and hearing. Because listen, if we want somebody to work a job, they got to be able to see well enough to drive to the job. So let's get them a pair of glasses. (52:43–52:48)

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Asserts that Medicaid was expanded to cover vision, dental, and hearing in Kentucky.

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