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Legal Rights for Federal Benefit Recipients Threatened by Upcoming Supreme Court Case
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
21 Oct 2022

Black Agenda Radio · Federal Entitlements Threatened by Upcoming Supreme Court Case

A lawsuit against an Indiana nursing home is now on the US Supreme Court docket. The outcome of Health and Hospitals Corporation v. Talevski could result in a loss of legal rights for all recipients of Medicaid and other federal benefit programs. Bryce Gustafson is an organizer with Citizens Action Coalition in Indiana. He joins us from Indianapolis to explain.

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