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Melissa Hughes: “So many dollars are locked up in health care.”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Who Will Fix Wisconsin Healthcare? Missy Hughes Makes Her Case

Published | Video Starts at 08:43

How do we pay for it? You know, I think that what we have to recognize is right now, So many dollars are locked up in health care. So I have a friend who is a mental health care provider. She's amazing. She owns a clinic, but she's paying. (08:43–08:47)

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Asserts that a significant amount of money is tied up in the healthcare system.

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