Phil Scott: “A third of our budget is spent on Medicaid.”

“In government, there's things that we have to take care of, but then the others, we have to make tough choices. But Medicaid is a prime example of A third of our budget is spent on Medicaid. A third of our population is somehow enrolled in the Medicaid program. And again, from my standpoint, the administration administrative costs of Medicaid have risen about $100 million over the last six or seven years.” (20:40–20:45)

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