We cannot continue to serve the most vulnerable Americans for whom Medicaid was originally designed if we're going to be subsidizing other people like able bodied adults who should be capable of contributing themselves further. Extending these subsidies without reform will continue contributing to the ballooning costs of health care now roughly 18% of our entire economy. This is the same problem we've had with ballooning costs in higher education. The more the government subsidizes, the more bloated that industry becomes and consequently the providers raise prices … (19:38–19:51)
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Asserts that healthcare costs are about 18% of the U.S. economy and will increase without subsidy reform.
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