More than a decade after the Affordable Care act became law, 95,000 Eastern North Carolinians trapped in the Medicaid coverage gap have been waiting or in some cases dying without access to life saving health care. Since entering Congress, healthcare has been my top legislative priority, having led, co led or co sponsored more than 50 bipartisan pieces of legislation. My very first acts in Congress included introducing a resolution to affirm support for Medicaid expansion and restarting the state Medicaid Expansion Caucus. (00:46–00:59)
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Asserts that Don Davis has led, co-led, or co-sponsored over 50 bipartisan healthcare-related legislative pieces.
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