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Phil Scott: “A third of our population is somehow enrolled in the…”

Featuring: Phil Scott, Republican | Governor of Vermont

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Gubernatorial Interview Phil Scott July 2016

Published | Video Starts at 20:44

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. So that would be a big question to ask yourself. (20:44–20:51)

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Asserts that one-third of the state's population is enrolled in Medicaid.

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