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Elizabeth Warren: “You may be taking Medicaid, getting help for Medicaid, but…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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You know, there are a lot of people around this country say, well, I don't take Medicare, Medicaid, right? That's for somebody else. That's not for me. And they lie about who gets Medicaid. So first of all, You may be taking Medicaid, getting help for Medicaid, but it's just called something else in the state that you live. It's called Sooner Help, or it's called Mass Health, or it's called husky. Husky, husky. Dr. Dinosaur. Dr. What? Dr. Dinosaur in Vermont. Why am I not surprised? (19:55–20:02)

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