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In this May 18, 2017, photo, Karen Goodwin greets her autistic son Connor McConnaughy, 10, as he comes home from school in Deerfield, Ohio. Adam Shay died too young of a heroin overdose at age 21. But his thoughtfulness to have checked the box as an organ donor on his driver’s license led to gifts of life for two Ohio women. Goodwin received one of Adam’s kidneys. (Lisa DeJong/The Plain Dealer via AP)

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This image from the Twitter account of Donald J Trump @realDonaldTrump shows a tweet including a graphic regarding Medicaid spending. President Donald Trump passed one around on Twitter in recent days, and it showing spending on Medicaid rising for years in the future under the stalled Republican health care bill. You’d never know from his chart’s mountain-climbing line, or his rhetoric, that the bill would inflict deep cuts in the program. (Twitter via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY JULY 1 AND THEREAFTER - In a June 22, 2017 photo, Jude Rochon practices tasks with his new prosthetic arm as Dr. Albert Chi, second left, makes adjustments at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland, Ore. There are 20-30 parts in the forearm, which was made with $50 worth of materials. Dr. Chi, an OHSU trauma surgeon, and volunteer Isaac Womack, left, a pre-med student, donated their time. (Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY JULY 1 AND THEREAFTER - In a June 22, 2017 photo, Jude Rochon practices picking up a water bottle with his new prosthetic arm made on a 3D printer by Dr. Albert Chi, left, with plans that are free from Enabling the Future. There are 20-30 parts in the forearm, which was made with $50 worth of materials. Dr. Chi, an OHSU trauma surgeon, and volunteer Isaac Womack, a pre-med student, donated their time.(Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY JULY 1 AND THEREAFTER - In a June 22, 2017 photo, Jude Rochon chose Oregon State Beavers colors for his prosthetic arm, made on a 3D printer by Dr. Albert Chi with plans that are free from Enabling the Future. There are 20-30 parts in the forearm, which was made with $50 worth of materials. Dr. Chi, an OHSU trauma surgeon, and volunteer Isaac Womack, a pre-med student, donated their time.(Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian via AP)

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Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia hits a double during the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game in Toronto on Friday, June 30, 2017. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Zach Landis, 11, poses under claw marks and a blood stain left by a bear after it crashed through his bedroom window in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, June 30, 2017. He said the bear broke through both a screen and the glass pane of a garden-level window on June 26, and left claw marks and blood on the wall as it scrambled to get back outside. No one was hurt, just shaken up. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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The Capitol in Washington is quiet after lawmakers departed the for the Independence Day recess, Friday, June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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Licensed prostitutes in Nevada have started "Hookers for Health Care" to organize against any Republican changes to the Affordable Health Care Act. (CNN, "Inside Legal Brothels with Lisa Ling" screenshot)

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Mario Henderson leads chants of "save Medicaid," in a protest in Washington D.C., Thursday. Medicaid is one of the major sticking points in the Senate's health care bill. Sen. Susan Collins says Medicaid funding is important for her state. There is no consensus yet among the senators. (Associated Press photographs)

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Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson (20) reacts after grounding out against the Baltimore Orioles during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones (10) with Craig Gentry (14) after scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez throws to the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Illustration on the continuing hazards of government run health care by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Amelie Hahn of Jackson, waves a message sign on behalf of her daughter. noting the importance of Medicaid for her continued health care, as she and other social service activists, Medicaid recipients and their supporters stage a protest outside the building that houses the offices of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. About 35 participants began the morning with a protest at Cochran's office, while sending some representatives to meet with his staff. By mid afternoon, the same group continued their outdoor protest at the federal courthouse where U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., maintains offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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FILE - In this March 25, 2015, file photo Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams speaks in Scottsburg, Ind. President Donald Trump on June 29, nominated Adams to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, selecting an anesthesiologist who promoted needle-exchange programs while serving under Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Protesters march around the Capitol as they rally against the Senate Republican healthcare bill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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A large group of protesters rally against the Senate Republican healthcare bill on the East Front of the Capitol Building in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Protesters march around the Capitol Building as they rally against the Senate GOP healthcare bill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a news conference with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, about Republican legislation overhauling the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)