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Blake Moore: “That is right, because the narrative is that Medicaid only covers these ne'er-do-well, able-bodied people who the…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
That is right, because the narrative is that Medicaid only covers these ne'er-do-well, able-bodied people who the Medicaid expansion dealt with. But the reason why the Senate, to answer your question, couldn't live with the bill that was there is because not only did it repeal the Affordable Care Act, so-called ObamaCare, but it also undermined Medicaid, which is so vital. And just think about this: cutting Medicaid by one-third would lead to people in nursing homes competing with disabled children, disabled children competing with other disabled adults, and with hospitals and nursing homes fighting for the crumbs that fall from the master's table.
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Blake Moore
Republican · Utah
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Jul 18, 2017

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