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Ron Johnson: “They were on a 10 year waiting list because they're being…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson's Wisconsin Town Hall: Addressing Federal Spending, Medicaid, and Immigration Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 08:45

Quick example, Wall Street Journal article was written by a father of a 17 year old severely autistic child who God bless, the parents are taking care of this child at home. They wanted home health care through Medicaid. They were on a 10 year waiting list because they're being crowded out by single, childless working age able body adults. because states and providers get paid more for providing for those single adults who really ought to in the best case scenario, begin their healthcare through a job as opposed to being incentivized not to work. (08:45–08:54)

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Asserts that vulnerable individuals face long waiting lists due to Medicaid expansion beneficiaries.

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