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John Thune: “States like New York and California have gamed the system.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Senator John Thune Advocates for Extending Tax Cuts and Medicaid Reforms

Published | Video Starts at 08:30

It's another way to leverage federal money, get more federal money into the state coffers. And the states have used it for things, not just to cover people, but also for other reasons. And you like States like New York and California have gamed the system. So the whole issue of what we're doing with the Medicaid program is to get rid of the waste, fraud and abuse, make it work in the way in which … (08:30–08:34)

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Asserts that New York and California have exploited the Medicaid system.

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