And this is the importance of rural hospitals. Because a lot of states ran out of beds. We didn't. Why? Because We'd expanded Medicaid. Because we had enough money flowing through the system, we were able to keep our rural hospitals open. And that was so critical in the worst of times. So just think about what this current federal policy would do for readiness for another type of pandemic that would … (15:02–15:09)
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Asserts that Medicaid expansion helped keep rural hospitals open in Kentucky.
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