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“The bottom line: Patients […] will now be protected against unexpected bills from out-of-network providers."  : ‘A shining moment’: Congress agrees to restore Medicaid for Pacific Islanders "’I'm overwhelmed by this,’ said Maitha Jolet, a 62-year-old Marshallese man living in Dubuque, Iowa, who's worked to help uninsured Marshallese community members deal with their high health care bills. ‘We've been waiting for this for 25 years. It's something I never thought would happen.’" : “[The agreement is] a shining moment where Congress’ commitment to do the right thing will ...

‘A shining moment’: Congress agrees to restore Medicaid for Pacific Islanders POLITICO 12/21/2020 By Dan Diamond © Alex Wong/Getty Images Democratic lawmakers like Sen. Mazie Hirono and her Hawaii colleagues had spent about two decades trying to restore Marshall Islanders' health benefits. The wait may be over for tens of thousands of Marshall Islanders after nearly 25 years of seeking to correct an oversight that denied them federal health benefits. Congressional negotiators on Sunday agreed to allow Marshallese living in the United States to sign up for Medicaid, re...