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Medicaid Expansion in Illinois

WTTW News | January 27, 2014, 10:00 am

Illinois is one of 25 states that have chosen to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. We head to DuPage County to check up on the massive changes taking place in the state's health care system.

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