Bill Cassidy actually said...

"Medicaid prevents people from having financial duress, but you did not make the claim that it improves health."

"no one likes change, even from worse to better."

"Medicaid, as I like to say, is the illusion of coverage without the power of access."

"I am a doctor who takes care of Medicaid patients in a public hospital clinic, so I am very familiar that Medicaid can actually have a beneficial effect."