So now we're seeing rates go up by 30%, by 40% in the individual insurance market because of the way our healthcare system is connected. And the reason for that is The more cuts to Medicaid, the more people that are uninsured, the more people that are uninsured, the higher rates go for everybody else. whether on Medicaid or not. And that's why this policy was so crazy. Look, in many ways, our health care system from the vantage point of coverage and expense is one of the worst systems in the industrialized world. (06:39–06:48)
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Asserts that Medicaid cuts lead to higher insurance rates due to increased uninsured individuals.
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