What are you hearing on that in the District and what are some solutions? Yeah, that has been a real problem. After HSHS Sacred Heart closed, we really lost places to put people. It's costing our counties additional dollars because they are having to take people elsewhere in the state. And more than that, the human cost that it is causing, it's causing people to not be able to get access to the care that they need. (16:03–16:10)
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