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Bill Lee: “Medicaid, healthcare outcomes and the cost of healthcare are of the utmost importance to our states. Not only because…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2026
Medicaid, healthcare outcomes and the cost of healthcare are of the utmost importance to our states. Not only because they are such a big piece of our budget but because it is about serving some of the most vulnerable in our communities.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
Source
nga.org

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Emphasizing the importance of Medicaid

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