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Ron Johnson: “When you're taking $716 billion out of payments primarily to…”

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

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Senator Johnson on MSNBC's Morning Joe

Published | Video Starts at 02:22

30 million Americans getting health care kind of through a Medicaid type of process, while dramatically reduces the supply, that's an economic disaster. I mean, When you're taking $716 billion out of payments primarily to providers, you're reducing supply, increasing demand. That doesn't lower the cost curve. That increases the cost curve. Well, so again, just to stay on health care, lots of big issues, and I know you want to … (02:22–02:29)

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Asserts that $716 billion is being removed from payments to health care providers, affecting supply and demand.

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