VP Mike Pence was confronted by a doctor and health care advocate about the state of Medicare and Medicaid. 'I work ... with one of the poorest counties in Michigan and my patients depend on expanded Medicaid. So how is that going to affect my patients?'
Washington Vice President Mike Pence was confronted by an emergency room doctor and health care advocate about the state of Medicare and Medicaid while at a campaign stop in Iowa on Thursday.
"I'm worried about plans they talked about last week of maybe cutting the Medicare and then the rollout today of cutting Medicaid. I work ... with one of the poorest counties in Michigan and my patients depend on expanded Medicaid. So how is that going to affect my patients?" Dr. Rob Davidson, the executive director of the advocacy group Committee to Protect Medicare, asked Pence. Pence replied:"I haven't heard about cuts to Medicare.
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