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Mehmet Oz: “In 1965, when Medicaid was created, there were 11 million…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 36:12

But if you can work, you should get up and work again because that's historically how it always was. In 1961, In 1965, when Medicaid was created, there were 11 million people in the program. We perverted that. Yes, sir. Doctor, thank you. Since you're here speaking on behalf of the administration, part of the reason we're asking about the president's decision to appoint Bill … (36:12–36:17)

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Asserts that Medicaid had 11 million people enrolled when it was created in 1965.

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