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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How Obamacare changed health coverage on Skid Row

    Republican lawmakers are still working to replace Obamacare, and President Trump said this week he could force Democrats to negotiate the law by scrapping federal funds that help the poor. Some clinics, particularly those serving LA’s homeless, are bracing for major changes.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 13, 2017 • 1 min read

    Republican lawmakers are still working to replace Obamacare, and President Trump said this week he could force Democrats to negotiate the law by scrapping federal funds that help the poor. Some clinics, particularly those serving LA’s homeless, are bracing for major changes. On LA’s Skid Row, clinics have spent the last three years getting thousands of homeless people enrolled in Medi-Cal.

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    Trump cuts protections for ICE detainees, and Alaska saves Obamacare
    1. 0:00Human rights under Trump's immigration crackdown
    2. 9:11Alaska cures Obamacare
    3. 16:39How Obamacare changed health coverage on Skid RowYou’re reading this
    4. 25:32'The Encounter' plays with audiences' perceptions and senses
    5. 41:50Uber reportedly gains advantage over Lyft through 'Hell'
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Trump cuts protections for ICE detainees, and Alaska saves Obamacare
    1. 0:00Human rights under Trump's immigration crackdown
    2. 9:11Alaska cures Obamacare
    3. 16:39How Obamacare changed health coverage on Skid RowYou’re reading this
    4. 25:32'The Encounter' plays with audiences' perceptions and senses
    5. 41:50Uber reportedly gains advantage over Lyft through 'Hell'
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