What we did went in to go in and fix that. We introduced work requirements, which is a wildly popular notion in public opinion polling because it makes sense. Medicaid is a safety net program intended for the elderly, the disabled, young, single, pregnant women, young mothers. And those resources are being drained because you had able bodied young men, for example, with no dependents who are riding the wagon. That's not right. (08:19–08:22)
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Describes the intended beneficiaries of Medicaid.
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