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Susan Collins: “In Maine, a state with a population of 1.3 million people…”

Featuring: Susan Collins, Republican | U.S. Senate Maine

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2025 WMIF | Fireside Chat with Senator Susan Collins

Published | Video Starts at 22:53

Medicaid is the number two payer. Medicare is number one. Medicaid is number two. So In Maine, a state with a population of 1.3 million people, 400,000 people rely on the Medicaid program for their health care. So it's almost a third, it's about a third of our population. And these cuts, I worry, are going to be devastating for states like Maine for the people who rely on it. (22:53–23:07)

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Asserts that approximately 400,000 people in Maine rely on Medicaid.

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