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Jeff Crank: In Colorado, the problem with Medicaid is that the Legislature here has expanded it so wide that the people who really…

On the recordAugust 27, 2026
In Colorado, the problem with Medicaid is that the Legislature here has expanded it so wide that the people who really need it — the people with disabilities and the people with children who have disabilities — are competing with 35-year-old people sitting on their couch who want to be lazy.
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Jeff Crank
Republican · Colorado

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Defending changes to Medicaid work requirements.

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