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In some states, expanded Medicaid covers more Americans

Season 2013 Episode 3190 | 9m 29s

Aaron Macholl-Stanley, a 25-year-old culinary arts student from California, is in the process of enrolling in Medi-Cal, that state's insurance program for the poor. Health policy analyst Susan Dentzer joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the ACA's expansion of Medicaid has made 400,000 additional Americans eligible to enroll.

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