They've continued to block Medicaid expansion while Georgia lost 21 hospitals in 20 years. And then last year they gutted Medicaid nationally. Just listen to this. 40% of all Georgia kids are covered by Medicaid. 50% of all Georgia births are covered by Medicaid. 70% of all Georgia seniors in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid. Already, one labor and delivery unit in Georgia has closed, citing those Medicaid cuts, with more pain coming for hospitals and clinics and nursing homes. (19:52–19:58)
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Asserts that 50% of births in Georgia are covered by Medicaid.
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