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Elizabeth Warren: “When they close, they don't just close for Medicaid…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Leaders Rally Against Proposed Medicaid Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 46:55

And these hospitals, some of which are holding on right now by their fingernails, end up closing When they close, they don't just close for Medicaid patients, they close for everybody. So anybody who's feeling chest pains and needs emergency medical care right now is just out of luck. Anyone whose kid falls at the playground and needs what looks like 126 stitches is just out of luck. (46:55–47:00)

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Asserts that hospital closures due to loss of reimbursement would affect all patients, not just those on Medicaid.

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