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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “In Medicaid, there's only 5% of the cases are given prior…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:09:31

Do you want me to actually answer that question? Yeah, I think that that's a terrible outcome. It's one that was not intended by the system. Obviously, the problem is there's tremendous ways. In Medicaid, there's only 5% of the cases are given prior authorization. In private industry, 30%. This is traditional Medicare. Now, where it's now, this has only been put under prior authorization under your leadership. Now, President Trump promised multiple times that he, quote, will not lay a finger on Medicare. (1:09:31–1:09:39)

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Asserts that only 5% of Medicaid cases require prior authorization compared to 30% in private industry.

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