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Tammy Baldwin: “Some [hospitals] we know in Wisconsin will be looking at…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on health policy, National Guard in Milwaukee | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 03:29

Their margins were thin to begin with before the passage of this. Now they're looking at heartbreaking decisions about perhaps closing off certain departments because they are not profitable and to help them stay afloat. And Some [hospitals] we know in Wisconsin will be looking at shutting, shutting their doors. Particularly troublesome is the decision some hospitals have made to stop having obstetrics delivery, meaning that there are places in Wisconsin where women have to travel literally hours to get the services they need. (03:29–03:33)

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Asserts that some hospitals in Wisconsin may close entirely.

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