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13 October
5:58 pm

The Medicaid costs to the taxpayers of New York State are more than Texas and Florida combined.

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Bruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:58 pm
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Why we checked itA specific comparative financial claim about New York's Medicaid spending versus two other large states — verifiable against publicly available Medicaid expenditure data.
What we foundNew York's state-funded share of Medicaid does exceed Texas and Florida combined, but total Medicaid spending (including federal dollars) in New York does not exceed the two states combined — making the unqualified claim imprecise.
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