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Mark Pocan: “Eau Claire, Wisconsin, I think 50 some thousand people lost…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 38:09

… they've been warning for years that the healthcare system in this country is buckling, it's collapsing. Yeah. Hedge funds buying up hospitals and just doing profitable services is not helping. Eau Claire, Wisconsin, I think 50 some thousand people lost. Its two hospitals had none right now and they're trying to build that back. Lots to happen. Anything else we should add about mmt? While I've gotcha, that's important to, to make sure that people also understand. Yeah, I mean, I think so. (38:09–38:18)

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Asserts that Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with a population of about 50,000, lost its two hospitals and is trying to rebuild them.

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