We were the lowest hospital assessment in the country at I think 1.5%. We were trying to raise it to, I can't Remember, closer to 5%. But if that, If we did not pass our budget before that reconciliation bill, we were going to lose $1.2 billion from federal government for our hospitals. So that really put the pressure on the Republicans because of this fact that they could not get enough Republican support for the budget to pass it. (20:17–20:30)
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Asserts the potential loss of $1.2 billion in federal funding if the budget was not passed before the reconciliation bill.
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