Clyburn, Underwood Rally For Medicaid Gap Fix, ACA Credits

By Amy Lotven / September 30, 2021 at 4:22 PM
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) again rallied to support closing the Medicaid gap in the reconciliation bill in a Wednesday call with the pro-ACA group Protect Our Care, stressing that he doesn’t disagree with House progressives’ push to expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision benefits but questions why the new benefits would be prioritized over giving access to millions of people who have no health care options. Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood (D) also joined the call to...


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