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Joel Brennan: “Had we [Wisconsin] done it [Medicaid expansion] under Scott…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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Joel Brennan – February 10, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 15:18

… certainly everything related to health care and expansion of Medicaid, which is something you're going to hear from every one of the, the candidates that's running on the Democratic side. Had we [Wisconsin] done it [Medicaid expansion] under Scott Walker, as 40 other states have done, we would have two and a half billion dollars now. that we have spent to ensure people in our own state we'd have that money to be spending on, whether it's K12 education, early childhood or the housing crisis. (15:18–15:25)

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Asserts that Medicaid expansion would have brought Wisconsin $2.5 billion.

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