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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180818:08:47:00

we always say, if there s a way that he can remain there then you are, you know, you re really trading in a lot for nothing. we have nice weather. that is about the level of service that we have here. we always tell people, don t move here. reporter: we later asked florida state officials for comment. they say over the past two years, the state has approved more funding to help get people off the waitlist. how is it possible that things are so different from one state to another? the funding source is medicaid. and medicaid is a state-federal partnership. reporter: sharon lewis is a senior advisor on disability policy for the u.s. government. she explains that states decide how to spend federal money for adults with autism. there s no minimum requirement in terms of how many people you re gonna serve, how much money you re gonna spend on this. it s a state decision. reporter: so the federal government can t say to florida, you ve gotta do the same thing. ....

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