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Jack Bergman: “We need the funding to ensure that the, the rural hospitals…”

Featuring: Jack Bergman, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 1st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 02:23

We need rural emergency health care access so these rural emergency hospitals can't be overlooked through funding just because it's not a big city with a, with a basically high density population. We need the funding to ensure that the, the rural hospitals are able to stay open and provide the especially the emergency services necessary. whether it be for individuals or in some cases, we have companies in our district that through their union contracts have to ensure that there is emergency care within a certain, you know, radius of time or distance. (02:23–02:33)

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Asserts the need for funding to keep rural hospitals open and provide emergency services.

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