The short and accurate answer is no. And the reason is because we were directed in the budget resolution, The Energy and Commerce Committee was directed to find $880 billion in savings, coincidentally just the amount of Medicaid over the next 10 years. But then when we said, whoa, you know, we would have to cut Medicaid to do this, they said, we never said the word Medicaid. (14:41–14:59)
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Asserts that the Energy and Commerce Committee must find $880 billion in savings, matching Medicaid's 10-year cost.
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