So the impact that the Senate made and changed to the bill, and it was included in the final bill, which reduces the Safe harbor provision from 6% to 3% over time, that doesn't affect North Dakota. So we, Our rural hospitals won't experience those impacts to reimbursement like other states. So nevertheless, we will benefit from that pot of money for rural hospitals. So in a temporary, you know, over the course of the next couple of years, our rural hospitals may actually gain in terms of the amount of money available to them. (10:18–10:28)
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