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Commentary: Making Medicaid a pathway out of poverty

We recognize that states are closer to the people they serve and can better help recipients rise out of poverty.

FILE - In this March 2017 file photo, Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration says it's offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and that's a major policy shift toward low-income people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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