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Mark Pocan: “Dental, vision and hearing isn't included right now under…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Congressman Mark Pocan Discusses Universal Healthcare with Dr. Speaker A and Trade Expert Laurie from RethinkTrade

Published | Video Starts at 22:30

And the leading proposal out there seems to be the Medicare for All proposal, which is a bill that essentially would expand Medicare for more people, but also expand the type of health care included. You know, what you talked about before, Dental, vision and hearing isn't included right now under Medicare yet. I don't think anyone would argue they're not healthcare. So what is the best path forward for the United States, in your opinion? So the legislation you're talking about, the Medicare for All bill, big fan. (22:30–22:36)

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Asserts that Medicare currently does not cover dental, vision, and hearing.

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