And Medicaid, it's a house of cards because unlike what people may think, most of the people, most of the expenditure from Medicaid are not little snotty nosed children that show up in the emergency room. No, 46% of Medicaid is spent on nursing homes are seniors who are in nursing homes. That, of course, is mandatory benefit that has to be paid for. So that means that a lot of stuff is on the chopping block for Medicaid payments. (05:09–05:19)
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Asserts that 46% of Medicaid spending is on seniors in nursing homes.
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