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Ron Johnson: “Obamacare funded Medicaid for able-bodied, working-age…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily

Published | Video Starts at 02:02

Medicaid, Obamacare is one of those. And of course Obamacare expanded Medicaid to able bodied, working age childless adults, putting at risk Medicaid for disabled elderly and children. Obamacare funded Medicaid for able-bodied, working-age childless adults at 100% versus normal Medicaid for the disabled somewhere around 60%. So I'm concerned about the disabled children, the elderly whose Medicaid is Put at risk by the expansion of Medicaid to able bodied, working age childless adults. (02:02–02:14)

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Asserts that Medicaid under Obamacare funds able-bodied adults at 100% and the disabled at around 60%.

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