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Here's How Medicaid Expansion Is Making People's Lives Better
Research suggests that Medicaid has many positive benefits on people's lives, even as political fights over the program continue.

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Research suggests that Medicaid has many positive benefits on people's lives, even as political fights over the program continue.

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