Episode
VICE News Tonight: Episode 9
Overview
VICE News explores the Medicaid "coverage gap" some states are facing, and a VICE correspondent attends a New York acting class focused on helping LGTBQ actors.
Details
- Series
- VICE News Tonight
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2016-10-20
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Episode 9 is Episode 9 in Season 1 of VICE News Tonight. It aired on 2016-10-20. The runtime is 25 min.
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