Letitia Plummer: “I don't have the opportunity to expand Medicare, but what I…”

“Harris Health received in property tax revenues $1.57 million of Harris Health approximately of outpatient visits. And we see 162,000 patients in emergency visits. Now, as a county judge, I don't have the opportunity to expand Medicare, but what I do have is an opportunity to continue to fund our Harris Health system. drive down federal grants to allow us to take care of our patients, work with our state agencies to ensure that we have the resources that we need.” (07:57–08:07)

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