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Mehmet Oz: “50% of kids in America are in on CHIP children's health…”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

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Dr. Oz on the future of Medicaid and AI health care | The Conversation

Published | Video Starts at 15:12

So there's a lot of sensitivity about being accused, accused of not taking care of people who have disabilities or who are seniors without money or children. I mean, 50% of kids in America are in on CHIP children's health insurance or Medicaid, half the kids. So we want to take care of folks who have not owning a big part of the economic pie of America. That stated, you have to make the system viable. (15:12–15:20)

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Asserts that half of American children are covered by CHIP or Medicaid.

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