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Byron Donalds: “When they've expanded Medicaid, you actually get a flood of…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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Health Care and Insurance Listening Session – Tampa, FL

Published | Video Starts at 17:17

Now you would say, well that sounds like a pretty good deal. Except what we've already seen in other states is that When they've expanded Medicaid, you actually get a flood of able-bodied adults out of the private health insurance market and into Medicaid. The state funds drive up dramatically. Actually to the previous question, what are you going to do about the elderly or people who are young with major and few issues … (17:17–17:28)

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Claims Medicaid expansion shifts able-bodied adults from private insurance to Medicaid.

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