Edward Markey: “2/3 of people in nursing homes are paid for by Medicaid.”

“You know, how do we get at Social Security? How do we get at Medicare? How do we get at Medicaid? And just to follow up on what Peter said and you said, Bernie, 2/3 of people in nursing homes are paid for by Medicaid. But here's the other factor. Half of them have Alzheimer's. Half of them, and that's Medicaid. How do we take care of Alzheimer's patients in America? It's Medicaid.” (33:22–33:29)

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