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The Hill: Sen. Baldwin: Healthcare is a right
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Hill Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) called on governors to expand their Medicaid programs Thursday, declaring that healthcare is a "right guaranteed to all, not a privilege for the few." The freshman member, who replaced former Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), decried "lies about death panels" and "ads falsely accusing the execution of a government takeover of healthcare" at an annual conference held by Families USA, a group that supports healthcare reform. The Obama administration is ramping up its implementation of the healthcare law to prepare for a series of deadlines in 2014, including enforcement of the individual mandate and the launch of the law's insurance exchanges. Governors are also choosing whether to expand Medicaid eligibility in their states, primarily using federal dollars.
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