Meet the Michigan Doctor Who Confronted VP Pence Over Medicaid Cuts
“I think the thing we can’t do is allow this president and his administration to make [healthcare] less affordable,” says Rob Davidson, who went viral for confronting Vice President Mike Pence.
Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson speaks with Dr. Rob Davidson, the Michigan physician who confronted Vice President Mike Pence over health care cuts in a viral video.
The confrontation was about the administration’s plan to cut medicaid funding. Dr. Rob Davidson was in Iowa ahead of that state’s caucuses.
“The state of healthcare in this country is a real challenge to all the people I treat because they can’t afford co-pays and deductibles. They can’t get in the door.” – Dr. Rob Davidson
Click on the player to hear Dr. Rob Davidson on Medicaid, Medicare and the State of the Union.
Guest
Dr. Rob Davidson serves as Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Medicare.
Davidson ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2018 against Republican Bill Huizenga. He joins Henderson to talk about his encounter with the vice president, his reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union speech, and the future of healthcare in the United States.
Here he is confronting Vice President Pence.
1/2 I just ran into @VP Mike Pence at the Drake Diner in Des Moines. I confronted him about his damaging health care cuts because for me it’s not about politics, it’s about saving lives.#DrakeUniversity #IowaCaucus #TrumpRallyIA #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/LuXQcl9GVn
— Dr. Rob Davidson (@DrRobDavidson) January 31, 2020
