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Josh Brecheen: “The largest subgroup now that's on Medicaid are the able…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

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Congressman Brecheen March Telephone Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 58:20

We have now more people on Medicaid that are above the poverty line than are before that are below the poverty line. Let me give you another stat. The largest subgroup now that's on Medicaid are the able bodied. That means the able bodied guy who's living and able to work, working age, able to take care of himself is displacing the service provider, trying to help the disabled person. (58:20–58:26)

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Asserts that able-bodied individuals are the largest subgroup on Medicaid.

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