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Ron Johnson: “Obamacare is primarily Medicaid expansion for able-bodied…”

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

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Johnson Lays Out Health Care Information on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

Let's just take a look at how basically people get insurance. The vast majority of people are employer sponsored group policies largely unaffected for the time being by Obamacare. But again, Obamacare is primarily Medicaid expansion for able-bodied, working-age childless adults. putting at risk for, from my standpoint, traditional Medicaid for the elderly, disabled and children. Obamacare is primarily about the individual market. A very small slice, about 5% of the American population is on the individual market. (01:40–01:43)

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Asserts that Obamacare primarily expanded Medicaid for able-bodied, working-age childless adults.

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