‘This Is The Reality’: Andy Biggs Dismisses Medicaid Cuts Concerns, Highlights Overall Funding Increase

During House floor remarks last week, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) spoke about the future of Medicaid.

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00:00Speaker, you know, the original Medicaid program was designed to help the disabled, pregnant women,

00:07seniors, children. Then there was this expansion that came along and it's filled with able-bodied

00:13adults of working age who could be working. That is the fastest growing program in the United

00:20States today. And they pay out about $100 billion a year in, frankly, lost payments.

00:28So the Republicans want to deal with that. And how we're dealing with it is an increase in funding

00:36over the next 10 years of 25%. But by golly, we just heard somebody say, we're going to gut it,

00:42going to gut it. Only in Washington and D.C. will someone say an increase in spending is a cut.

00:50That's the weirdness of this place. But this is the reality and this is the facts right here.

00:54You'll bet. Thank you. For what purposes do the gentleman from California seek recognition?