Transcript Highlights: The Medicaid Expansion Arguments
Here are some of the highlights from the Supreme Court's Wednesday afternoon session during which they pondered questions about the health law's Medicaid expansion.
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Here are some of the highlights from the Supreme Court's Wednesday afternoon session during which they pondered questions about the health law's Medicaid expansion.
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