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Chris Murphy: “When they cut Medicaid, they cut the primary insurer for…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 20:56

They're understaffed, underfunded. Well, yeah, I mean, they called it their big beautiful bill. It was beautiful for billionaires. For everybody else, it sucks. When they cut Medicaid, they cut the primary insurer for nursing homes. Right. Most people in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid. So when they whack Medicaid, they are essentially making it much harder for people to be able to go to a nursing home. (20:56–21:03)

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Asserts that Medicaid cuts affect nursing homes as it is their primary insurer.

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