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The Briefcase: Jason Silverstein on empathy in healthcare

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Obamacare and the Republican Legislation That's Already Passed the House and Is Working Its Way Through the Senate

Before Obamacare, parents would have to choose between hospice care or treatment for their child's fatal illness. The Affordable Care Act has a very small provision in it that says they can get concurrent care. This circles us back to what the A H C A is so heartlessly doing, which is going to strangle Medicaid. If you cut Medicaid, you're going to affect these children as well.

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