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Patrick Morrisey: “As people get healthier, we see that disability roles can…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Gov. Morrisey Discusses Rural Health Outcomes in Fairmont

Published | Video Starts at 14:21

That's why we're working on it. But I tell you, we're going to make real progress, not only through this application, but through all the great work that's been done. As people get healthier, we see that disability roles can shrink, workforce participation rises, productivity is going to increase. That's important. And ultimately, when you have productivity increase and workforce rising, we're going to have an expanded tax base and we're going to be able to keep more of our kids at home. (14:21–14:34)

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Asserts that improved health leads to reduced disability roles, increased workforce participation, and productivity.

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