And they also say, you know, that this is going to be life and death. What do you say to that? Well, listen, Some component of [the 7.8 million losing Medicaid] are people who are engaged in fraud. In other words, people who are not qualified for Medicaid and are fraudulently getting it. And I think it is exactly right that we should remove people who are engaging in fraud from getting Medicaid at the taxpayer's expense. (08:40–08:44)
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Asserts that some losing Medicaid are fraudulently receiving benefits.
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