In R.I., Pence urges governors to ‘work together’ to replace Obamacare
"I challenge you to work together with this administration," Pence said during his opening keynote address at the
Pence called Medicaid, the state-federal insurance program for low-income and disabled people, "a broken system" and said "the expansion under Obamacare only made Medicaid worse."
The vice president suggested that able-bodied adults who gained Medicaid coverage in states such as
Several Democratic governors had gathered earlier Friday to publicly criticize the revised health-care bill, released Thursday. They spoke about how unwinding the Medicaid expansion created by the Affordable Care Act would hurt their states.
"It's on everyone's minds," Raimondo said. "It's what's in every private conversation. There's a high degree of anxiety. Even Republican governors will say that they're worried, especially the ones that have taken the Medicaid expansion."
Pence attempted to reassure the governors worried about the Medicaid rollback, saying, "I understand the concerns many of you have." However, he said, "
Pence lauded the bill for including
The increased federal funding to address the opioid epidemic is a "positive step," Dr.
The AMA president criticized the latest
During his address, about 150 protesters gathered at
The protesters, led by the Protect Our
Dr.
The
"This is a moral issue," Anderson said.
The vice president's address -- which also touched on free trade policies and job growth -- was peppered with praise for
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