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'You're Not Answering The Question': Ron Johnson Grills Witness On Medicaid Eligibility Checks

Published August 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:02

Mr. Blaise, let's quick address that issue. The 2.3 million children that have lost coverage under Medicaid. Can you explain that? Yeah. It's a deeply misleading statistic. If you look at combined Medicaid and CHIP enrollment from before the pandemic to 2026, there's actually a higher percentage … (00:02–00:09)

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