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John Thune: “Use of [the provider tax] loophole has been a problem for…”

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

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Thune: Republicans Crack Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Published | Video Starts at 03:35

Mr. President, we also took steps to hold states accountable for being good stewards of federal funding. We're incentivizing states to reduce their error rates when making snap payments. And … Use of [the provider tax] loophole has been a problem for quite a while now. … of health care services provided through Medicaid in order to garner larger reimbursement from the federal government, has been a problem for quite a while now. (03:35–03:36)

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Asserts that the provider tax loophole has been a longstanding problem.

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