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Mike Johnson: “We're not cutting Medicaid. What we're doing is strengthening the program. We're reducing fraud, waste and abuse that is…”

On the recordJune 1, 2023
We're not cutting Medicaid. What we're doing is strengthening the program. We're reducing fraud, waste and abuse that is rampant in Medicaid.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson claims the bill strengthens Medicaid by targeting fraud rather than cutting benefits.

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