Kelda Roys: “State taxpayers are on the hook to actually pay for billions…”

“And so that is the real economic impact of failing to take this federal money. Not to mention it means that State taxpayers are on the hook to actually pay for billions of dollars more for covering fewer people. That is the effect of not taking federal Medicaid money. Exactly. And then, you know, again, if you want to be, you know, a so called abortion ban state, then maybe again you want to make sure to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancies.” (11:39–11:46)

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