It's very concerning for the core infrastructure of federally funded health care. There's this perception that some Americans just don't get any health care, right, because it's a private system. So Medicare and Medicaid were created in 1965 to make sure we did have a social safety net for health care. Medicare deals with older Americans over the age of 65. You pretty much get Medicare. We have a bunch of people younger than 65 who qualify for not common reasons. (09:58–10:05)
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