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Brian Schatz: “The way the Medicaid cuts are sort of set up is it's all…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Ka Pewa Ep. 8: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz

Published | Video Starts at 19:27

And, you know, God forbid there's a King Tide or some other thing that prevents you from driving in, you're stuck. So the institutional piece is one part. The other thing is that The way the Medicaid cuts are sort of set up is it's all making it super hard to remain eligible. So there's all these onerous requirements about showing that you're either working or trying to find work. And, you know, these things have always been in different laws, but these ones are really designed to kick people off the rolls. (19:27–19:35)

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Asserts that Medicaid cuts are designed to make it difficult for people to remain eligible.

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