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Rick Scott: “The concept that the states would put a portion to make sure…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Sen. Rick Scott Discusses Protecting Medicaid, Closing Fraud Loopholes at Budget Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:46

In any case, senators, the provider that goes to the state and says we've designed this scheme that's just going to plus us up with federal tax dollars. So this The concept that the states would put a portion to make sure the dollars are spent wisely doesn't really work anymore. That's deteriorated. Yes. So I mean when you think about it, if the federal government's goal was to make sure we took care of, especially the, you know, the pregnant … (01:46–01:56)

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Asserts that the original Medicaid funding oversight by states is ineffective.

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