And so, you know, this isn't a Dodge county issue or just a Washington county issue. We're seeing this all across the state of Wisconsin and frankly all across the country. You know, Everybody, everywhere is seeing really poor reimbursement rates on Medicare and Medicaid, and that's a major funding source for our folks in EMS. But then to kind of add insult to injury, with an aging population, there's more people that are Medicare and Medicaid eligible and less and less people that are able to be on the volunteer service anymore. (05:25–05:36)
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