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Mark Pocan: “State that did this and 70% of the people that got kicked…”

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

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Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez Discusses Healthcare, Housing, and Political Challenges with Congressman Mark Pocan

Published | Video Starts at 27:00

So much so that I think if it, if it wasn't, if I wasn't who I am and I didn't know for sure that he qualified for Medicaid, I might have quit. I might have said, this is too hard. And so State that did this and 70% of the people that got kicked off were eligible still for Medicaid couldn't get through the process. that you're talking about. Right. Because of doing what now the Republicans are proposing to do in every state that the state did on its own. Yes. (27:00–27:10)

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Asserts that in a state that implemented similar policies, 70% of people removed from Medicaid were still eligible but couldn't navigate the process.

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