Lori Trahan: “We're seeing maternity deserts across the state.”

“Or, you know, it's just, it wreaks havoc. And we're already seeing it. Hospitals are shuttering services, they're least profitable services. Right. We're seeing maternity deserts across the state. So when you compound that, the Medicaid cuts that are creating a ton of instability across our health care system with the ACA tax credits and not extending those, you're just, you're just creating a dire situation for families who don't deserve it.” (07:54–07:59)

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