And, you know, when people are using, are not seeing doctors and so forth, they're going to use emergency rooms. The cost of Uncompensated care costs in Connecticut will rise by nearly $488 million. Hospitals, our community health centers, cannot endure these costs. And I will just tell you, Nationwide, we have 44% of our rural hospitals already operate in the in the red, and nearly 200 are already at risk of closure. (48:30–48:38)
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