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Jennifer McClellan: “In Virginia, we saw our uninsured rate go to record lows…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

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McClellan Leads CBC Special Order Hour

Published | Video Starts at 49:21

But what it did between the marketplace and expanding Medicaid is it got the number of uninsured to record lows, at least in Virginia. I can't speak to nationwide, but In Virginia, we saw our uninsured rate go to record lows [due to the marketplace and expanding Medicaid]. We were able to expand Medicaid on a bipartisan basis because it didn't just benefit urban cores. But suburban centers and rural communities. Rural communities that had high number to hunt insured. (49:21–49:28)

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Asserts that Virginia's uninsured rate reached record lows due to Medicaid expansion and the marketplace.

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