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Aug. 14, 2024: Medicaid cuts cost some families needed coverage; The Olympics in a time of international strife

By Andrea Dukakis

August 14, 2024

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51min 56sec

An exam room inside the Evans Medical Center in University Hills — Some Colorado families who were eligible for Medicaid lost their benefits in a wave of cuts after the pandemic.

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Episode | 51:56

Aug. 14, 2024: Medicaid cuts cost some families needed coverage; The Olympics in a time of international strife

Segment 1 | 9:28
“Medicaid Unwinding” meant some Coloradans lost needed coverage
Segment 2 | 24:20
Pomp, circumstance, power and politics — new book says there’s more to the Olympics than the games
Segment 3 | 13:10
New memoir recounts a thriving business, a vengeful ex-employee, and a new life in Ouray

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