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On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
When I was Governor, 8 percent of the state budget was Medicaid costs, and today it is more than 30 percent.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of rising Medicaid costs on state funding for higher education.

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