Rep. Arrington on Medicaid: There’s a Lot of Ways to Reorient the System to Make It More Efficient and Root Out Waste and Fraud

GARRETT Medicaid is projected ░░░░░░░░ increase 5 2 percent ░░░░░░░░ year for the next ░░░░░░░░ years House Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ for 880 billion in ░░░░░░░░ over 10 years You ░░░░░░░░ I both know you ░░░░░░░░ t have to argue ░░░░░░░░ me about it that ░░░░░░░░ would be a reduction ░░░░░░░░ the future growth not ░░░░░░░░ pure cut But if ░░░░░░░░ lose a service as ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid recipient that s ░░░░░░░░ a distinction without a ░░░░░░░░ Can you say that ░░░░░░░░ this all gets done ░░░░░░░░ to Medicaid will not ░░░░░░░░ the way people access ░░░░░░░░ program and the health ░░░░░░░░ they receive from it ░░░░░░░░ Major I will do ░░░░░░░░ I think if we ░░░░░░░░ t make these changes ░░░░░░░░ program and the federal ░░░░░░░░ in general is not ░░░░░░░░ because we re allowing ░░░░░░░░ and local organizations to ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of billions of ░░░░░░░░ away from the Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ and the Medicaid program ░░░░░░░░ also this is the ░░░░░░░░ means tested program that ░░░░░░░░ t have work requirements ░░░░░░░░ able bodied adults We ░░░░░░░░ have a Medicaid program ░░░░░░░░ of the ObamaCare expansion ░░░░░░░░ the expansion population of ░░░░░░░░ bodied adults where the ░░░░░░░░ government provides 90 cents ░░░░░░░░ every dollar match for ░░░░░░░░ population but the preponderance ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid beneficiaries the blind ░░░░░░░░ disabled the poor the ░░░░░░░░ among our fellow citizens ░░░░░░░░ about 60 percent to ░░░░░░░░ percent So all of ░░░░░░░░ health care system is ░░░░░░░░ around the 90 percent ░░░░░░░░ able bodied adults and ░░░░░░░░ re not providing the ░░░░░░░░ access which is to ░░░░░░░░ to the traditional Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ is why the outcomes ░░░░░░░░ going down So there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of ways ░░░░░░░░ reorient the system to ░░░░░░░░ it more efficient to ░░░░░░░░ out waste and fraud ░░░░░░░░ it s well over ░░░░░░░░ 800 billion It s ░░░░░░░░ straightforward and you don ░░░░░░░░ have to touch a ░░░░░░░░ of the benefits.”