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Andrew Cuomo: “That's where the 38 number comes from. So undercount over…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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People died in nursing homes, people who died outside of nursing homes, people who are in nursing homes and went to hospitals and died. People who died. All the counting is done. That's where the 38 number comes from. So undercount over count. That's where the 38 comes from. Where the number 38. Only 12 states did better. What could I have done differently, in retrospect, when it became political, Stephen, then I partially resented the politicalization of it, if you will. (38:29–38:41)

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Reiterates that New York ranked 38th in nursing home death rates, with only 12 states having a lower rate.

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