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Medicaid Clients Hope Lawmakers Don't Cut More

Angela Cooley speaks for funding Medicaid's Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program
Angela Cooley speaks for funding Medicaid's Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program

By Jenny Brundin

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Angela Cooley speaks in support of funding for Medicaid's Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program

Salt Lake City, UT – Utah lawmakers got some welcome news yesterday that the state's economy is growing faster than projected. But first, KUER's Jenny Brundin starts off her legislative coverage at a press conference she attended on Capitol Hill called Medicaid Matters. Families who've needed the health insurance plan for the poor spoke about how Medicaid's programs have helped them, programs that are now on the chopping block on Utah's Capitol Hill.

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