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Andy Beshear: “40% of all births in Kentucky are covered by Medicaid.”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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But what it means is you're going to have to drive hours just to see your family practitioner. You' going to have the same specialties. Think about OBGYNs. 40% of all births in Kentucky are covered by Medicaid. And that's an area that hospitals struggle on the finances. What you're going to see is in rural America having to drive hours just to get to a big city to even give birth. (04:45–04:50)

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Asserts that Medicaid covers 40% of all births in Kentucky.

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