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Tom Cole: “Anybody that thinks it's going to stay at 90% when for most…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Cole on Congress with guest Rep. John Moolenaar

Published | Video Starts at 09:27

But you know, they would, they just simply wouldn't have the money to do even the 10% match. And Anybody that thinks it's going to stay at 90% when for most Medicare or Medicaid patients, I think the national average is the federal government pays about 63% of that cost. And you know, in some states it's as low as 50 in New York or as high as in the low 70s in a place like Oklahoma. (09:27–09:39)

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Asserts that the federal government typically covers about 63% of Medicare or Medicaid costs, not 90%.

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