As more people lose coverage, rural hospitals and clinics face even greater pressure to cut services. I've seen it happen in downstate Illinois. Hospitals in some of the larger towns have announced that they're no longer going to provide ob GYN services. As an example, for a farmer who may already live miles from the nearest hospital, losing that local hospital or a local clinic, a maternity ward or emergency department can literally be a matter of life or death. (04:34–04:42)
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Asserts that some hospitals in larger towns have stopped providing ob GYN services.
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