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Gretchen Whitmer

It's Personal - July 30, 2018

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WHITMER: When my mom was diagnosed with brain cancer, I spent hours battling the insurance company to get her chemo covered. It was outrageous. So as Senate Democratic leader, I negotiated hard to expand Medicaid with Healthy Michigan, and today 680,000 Michiganders are covered. For me, it's personal. I'll always stand up to insurance companies to protect you. As governor, I want to work on the things that will actually make a difference in your life right now.