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Mike Kennedy: “On Obamacare it's 90, 10, federal pays 90 and the state pays…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 39:55

What if at some point it is moving to 50, 50 and as a result, and in the states, when I say things like that, states have serious concerns because right now and On Obamacare it's 90, 10, federal pays 90 and the state pays 10%. So that gets to be complicated. And the circumstance would be, yeah, we're going to give you more flexibility and we're going to actually expect you to fund these programs instead of us at the same time that we're cutting your taxes. (39:55–40:01)

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Describes the funding structure for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act as 90% federal and 10% state.

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