That benefits only the taxpayers in Nebraska. And it gets worse, because all states are going to be required by this new legislation to expand their Medicaid system by billions of dollars. In Texas alone, we'll have to increase our spending by about $20 billion. Here's the kicker. Only Nebraskans will not have to pay more for this expansion. But to make it worse, the citizens of the other 49 states are going to be obligated to foot the bill for the expansion of the Medicaid system in Nebraska. (01:36–01:42)
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Asserts that Texas will need to increase spending by about $20 billion due to new legislation.
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