Patrick Morrisey: “Right now, too many people are held back in the workforce in…”

“So, so all those things are going on, but if we don't have better health care outcomes, we're not going to be successful. Right now, too many people are held back in the workforce in West Virginia because they're suffering from some disabilities or from some health care problems. We have challenges in obesity, in diabetes, in heart disease, copd, substance abuse. All these areas limit how many people join the workforce.” (12:24–12:35)

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