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Ted Cruz: “In 2019, [Medicaid autism payments] went to $19.8 million.”

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So one of the things in that last section was autism centers. And autism center centers are popping up like crazy. Here's an amazing total of autism Medicaid payments. So in 2017, Medicaid paid $1.3 … In 2019, [Medicaid autism payments] went to $19.8 million. … I have no idea. At this point, it's got to be triple that. I don't know. $19.8 million. From. From 2 million it went to 19. (44:13–44:19)

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