A Field Guide To Medicare And Medicaid, And How They Could Change

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Meghna Chakrabarti interviewed Joan Alker, to discuss the new plan proposed by the House Republicans to replace the Affordable Care Act. The new plan could leave about 24 million Americans without health care coverage. Joan Alker mentioned that some of the most important facts are that 40% of the children nationwide are under Medicaid, and that pregnant women really do need this healthcare support system.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti talks about both programs with Joan Alker(@JoanAlker1), executive director of the Center for Children and Families at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.

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