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Brian Schatz: “This could reduce enough revenue for our community hospitals…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Ka Pewa Ep. 8: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz

Published | Video Starts at 18:48

People are really, really worried about the cuts coming from the big tax bill and the Medicaid and snap cuts in particular. So there's two ways to look at this. One, on the Medicaid side, This could reduce enough revenue for our community hospitals and clinics that some of them may be forced to either shut down or consolidate. And so we're in regular conversation about how to, like, plug any revenue holes so that they don't collapse. Right? (18:48–18:59)

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Asserts that Medicaid cuts could force community hospitals and clinics to shut down or consolidate.

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