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Rebecca Cooke: “I want to expand Medicare when I'm elected to cover vision…”

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

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Rebecca Cooke

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

They are both on Medicare and when they go to Mexico on their once a year vacation, they get their dental work done there because it's cheaper to do there than it is in our own country. And I want to expand Medicare when I'm elected to cover vision, dental and hearing the very things that deteriorate as folks age. I had some unfortunate news with my dad recently. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer. And so that's Been tough on our family on a variety of levels and went in to get his prescription drugs for the first time from Walgreens. (05:07–05:16)

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Asserts a plan to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental, and hearing.

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