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Bob Casey Jr.: “As many as 25 rural hospitals in our state would either…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Fmr. Senator Bob Casey on Data Centers, the State of the Dems, and a Message for Midterms | RCPA

Published | Video Starts at 22:20

And I worry about these cuts. You know, Governor Shapiro's administration estimates that 310,000 Pennsylvanians will lose coverage because of those Medicaid cuts enacted in July of 25, and that As many as 25 rural hospitals in our state would either close or be threatened for closure [due to Medicaid cuts]. I mean, we've got about 63, little more than 60 rural hospitals in Pennsylvania. That's a hell of a big segment of them that would be at risk because of those cuts. (22:20–22:42)

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Asserts that Medicaid cuts could lead to the closure or threat of closure of 25 rural hospitals in Pennsylvania.

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