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John Barrasso: “Medicaid has become a magnet for waste, for fraud, for abuse…”

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Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become 'a magnet' for waste, fraud and abuse

Published July 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:55

In this bill, there's $50 billion set aside for rural hospitals to make sure that they can stay no longer in jeopardy, but give them the security that they need. Medicaid has become a magnet for waste, for fraud, for abuse and even corruption. And during the votes on this bill, the Democrats said, nope, keep sending Medicaid to illegal immigrants or 1.2 million illegal immigrants on Medicaid right now. American people reject that. (00:55–01:02)

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Asserts that Medicaid is prone to waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption.

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“In this bill, there's $50 billion set aside for rural hospitals to make sure that they can stay no longer in jeopardy, but give them the…”
Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become 'a magnet' for waste, fraud and abuse | Uploaded July 13, 2025 | 00:41-00:55
“We have over 5 million people sitting at home who are able to work, who are on Medicaid and choose not to work.”
Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become 'a magnet' for waste, fraud and abuse | Uploaded July 13, 2025 | 01:13-01:20
“There are 1.2 million illegal immigrants on Medicaid right now.”
Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become 'a magnet' for waste, fraud and abuse | Uploaded July 13, 2025 | 02:00-02:13
“There are still 1.2 million illegal immigrants on Medicaid because states have set up money laundering schemes to drain Medicaid to pay for…”
Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become 'a magnet' for waste, fraud and abuse | Uploaded July 13, 2025 | 02:02-02:13