07/10/2018
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"Medicaid was designed at the federal level to expand and contract according to a state's need and that is a tenant we must protect and improve, not reverse."
"The facts also show that Medicaid has a lower improper payment rate than many of our federal health programs, all of which cover less people."
"The truth is, the overwhelming majority of the more 71 million Medicaid beneficiaries are children, the elderly, the disabled, and pregnant women, all our most vulnerable populations."
"I am disappointed that the request was denied by the chairman and by the majority."