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On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I think it is important to repeat that because this is not something that I think most Americans are aware of. Medicaid now pays, as I understand it, for two out of three nursing home beds in this country; is that correct?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Jul 26, 2017

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