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Mehmet Oz: “The President has already said he loves and cherishes…”

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

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LIVE: White House briefing with Dr. Oz Mehmet

Published | Video Starts at 33:41

It's not that healthcare jobs aren't important. Of course they are. But if we put guardrails around these programs, we'll allow them to thrive. I'm here because I love Medicaid. The President has already said he loves and cherishes Medicaid and Medicare. These are Medicaid in particular is the ultimate payer of last resort. We cannot allow these programs to be defrauded into a turmoil that they cannot, they cannot pull up from. (33:41–33:46)

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Asserts that the President supports Medicaid and Medicare.

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