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What A Medicaid Rollback Would Mean For Millions Of Americans

Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, discusses what a rollback would mean at the state level.
The exterior of the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Youngstown, Ohio. Republicans plan to roll back the expansion of Medicaid that would have a lopsided impact on states taking the brunt of the nation's opioid addiction epidemic. (David Dermer/AP)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to wrangle the votes he needs to pass a health care bill by the end of the week. But a growing number of Republican senators have said they will not support it. Conservatives want costs slashed even further, but moderates are concerned about the proposed rollback of Medicaid benefits for millions of people.

‘s Robin Young speaks with , executive director of

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