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

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

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People were allowed to keep Medicaid coverage during the pandemic without the usual restrictions. But when things went back to normal, some lost coverage who shouldn't have. Then, the Olympics promote global unity but that promise rings hollow to one expert who points to the record number of international conflicts now underway. Also, author Di Rushing on her book “The Delta in the Rearview Mirror.”