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Lori Trahan: “Republican policies are increasing Medicaid administrative…”

Featuring: Lori Trahan, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 3rd Congressional District

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Trahan Asks New York Medicaid Director About Cost Of Implementing Admin Costs In Big, Beautiful Bill

Published | Video Starts at 04:45

At a time when CMS is adding insult to injury, deferring $350 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota, Republican policies are increasing Medicaid administrative costs to states, leaving fewer resources for care, reducing access for patients and kicking people off their coverage. And CMS is piling on by threatening funding and issuing endless requests to states that did not support the president. Sadly, it's patients and families across the country who will have to bear the consequence. (04:45–04:56)

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Asserts that Republican policies are increasing administrative costs, reducing care resources, and affecting patient coverage.

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