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Gwen Moore: “They have actually scored throwing people off and say if…”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

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Gwen Moore and Wisconsin Democrats Critique Federal Budget Cuts on PBS Wisconsin's Here and Now

Published | Video Starts at 04:56

It's very very hard to get an SSI or SSDI disability. People apply and reapply and are rejected. But in the case of Medicaid, this They have actually scored throwing people off and say if you're a 54 year old man who's done roofing all your life, it's very likely that by the time you're age 53 that you may not be really that able to climb up on those ladders and fix roofs anymore. or you might find yourself some woman who's 50 years old, 52, starting to have diabetes or arthritis. (04:56–05:17)

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Asserts that work requirements could lead to people being removed from Medicaid.

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