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Ron Johnson: “Close to, I think 16 million on Medicaid. Half of those…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson on CNN's New Day

Published | Video Starts at 05:51

Nowhere near the number of uninsured became insured. About 20 million people, of that about 10 million are in individual market. More than half of those already had insurance. The other, you know, Close to, I think 16 million on Medicaid. Half of those already qualified for Medicaid. So Obamacare was all about the individual market. It has really messed up the individual market. That's what we have to fix. (05:51–05:56)

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Asserts that about 16 million are on Medicaid, with half already qualified.

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