The politics of Medicaid in a pandemic

President Trump and Republicans have pushed to roll back Medicaid for
years. But now, as more people seek government-run health assistance due
to the coronavirus pandemic, those plans have hit a brick wall.
POLITICO's Rachel Roubein explains how the politics of Medicaid are
shifting. Plus, Democrats slam Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's
prison sentence. And Florida shatters the single-day coronavirus case
record.
Rachel Roubein is a health care reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.

President Trump and Republicans have pushed to roll back Medicaid for years. But now, as more people seek government-run health assistance due to the coronavirus pandemic, those plans have hit a brick wall. POLITICO's Rachel Roubein explains how the politics of Medicaid are shifting. Plus, Democrats slam Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's prison sentence. And Florida shatters the single-day coronavirus case record.

Rachel Roubein is a health care reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.